MSI B150 PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics11.2% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive88.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (59%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7971
MotherboardMSI B150 PC MATE (MS-7971)  (all builds)
Memory20.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180627
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMar 11 '20 at 00:44
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 59%

 PC Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
77.4% Very good
Memory 85.2
1-Core 124
2-Core 226
82% 145 Pts
4-Core 374
8-Core 631
61% 503 Pts
64-Core 666
41% 666 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K620-$170
Nvidia(10DE 1098) 2GB
CLim: 1124 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
11.2% Very poor
Lighting 14
Reflection 13.5
Parallax 10.3
11% 12.6 fps
MRender 11
Gravity 12.7
Splatting 14.7
11% 12.8 fps
Poor: 10%
This bench: 11.2%
Great: 11%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
138GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 303 192 187 187 179 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
88.8% Excellent
Read 444
Write 430
Mixed 345
SusWrite 241
82% 365 MB/s
4K Read 36
4K Write 66.7
4K Mixed 37.8
138% 46.8 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 236
DQ Mixed 296
224% 305 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
706GB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 133 134 133 134 131 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
46.5% Average
Read 35.7
Write 113
Mixed 19.2
SusWrite 126
53% 73.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.4
85% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 46.5%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT8G4DFD8213.C16FA11 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
70% Good
MC Read 24.8
MC Write 27.4
MC Mixed 23.2
72% 25.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 26.3
SC Mixed 15.3
55% 19.2 GB/s
Latency 71.8
56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 70%
Great: 76%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical B150 PC MATE (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 1,151 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI B150 PC MATE (MS-7971) - $60

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $333
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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