MSI B150 PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics118% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive84.1% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7971
MotherboardMSI B150 PC MATE (MS-7971)  (all builds)
Memory6.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160125
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateJun 19 '22 at 04:50
Run Duration191 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 32%

 PC Performing below expectations (21st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
64.4% Good
Memory 75.3
1-Core 92.3
2-Core 173
66% 113 Pts
4-Core 289
8-Core 510
48% 399 Pts
64-Core 520
32% 520 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 512.77
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
118% Outstanding
Lighting 158
Reflection 177
Parallax 163
128% 166 fps
MRender 129
Gravity 164
Splatting 123
112% 139 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 118%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
106GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 129 120 125 120 124 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Read 388
Write 399
Mixed 341
SusWrite 152
72% 320 MB/s
4K Read 32.2
4K Write 72.7
4K Mixed 41.9
141% 48.9 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 343
258% 346 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
167GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 357 375 318 270 253 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
97.1% Outstanding
Read 433
Write 408
Mixed 401
SusWrite 325
88% 392 MB/s
4K Read 31.6
4K Write 75.7
4K Mixed 42.1
142% 49.8 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 340
259% 350 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 97.1%
Great: 133%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 132 136 135 132 132 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
82.2% Excellent
Read 153
Write 123
Mixed 82.8
SusWrite 133
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
59.6% Above average
MC Read 22.1
MC Write 24.4
MC Mixed 20.7
64% 22.4 GB/s
SC Read 7.7
SC Write 17.4
SC Mixed 11.8
35% 12.3 GB/s
Latency 89.8
44% 89.8 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 88%

 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 1,150 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 $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
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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