MSI B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	125% 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 Drive	314% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	19.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Mar 18 '19 at 07:07
Run Duration	310 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Memory 91.1 1-Core 140 2-Core 279 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 521 8-Core 756 80% 639 Pts	64-Core 765 47% 765 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3722) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 165 Parallax 175 140% 170 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 144 Splatting 103 113% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 325GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1968 790 599 603 602 603 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	314% Outstanding	Read 2559 Write 2,333 Mixed 1,281 SusWrite 861 392% 1,758 MB/s	4K Read 69.6 4K Write 184 4K Mixed 93.8 323% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,519 DQ Write 1,150 DQ Mixed 1252 959% 1,307 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 314% Great: 340%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 280GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2259 597 596 596 598 596 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	321% Outstanding	Read 2,427 Write 2327 Mixed 1,375 SusWrite 874 391% 1,751 MB/s	4K Read 70 4K Write 199 4K Mixed 98.1 337% 122 MB/s	DQ Read 1,656 DQ Write 1,314 DQ Mixed 1,407 1,074% 1,459 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 321% Great: 340%
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160 24,471 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 333GB free Firmware: M0CR011 SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 461 304 274 270 269 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 408 Write 469 Mixed 376 SusWrite 339 90% 398 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 44 166% 65.7 MB/s	DQ Read 349 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 346 257% 339 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 496GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 198 196 197 196 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 147 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 196 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 112%
Seagate ST500LM021-1KJ152 500GB 40,079 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 465GB free Firmware: 0001SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 141 140 141 142 142 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Read 130 Write 118 Mixed 64.8 SusWrite 141 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 77%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 141 140 142 142 142 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Read 138 Write 137 Mixed 84 SusWrite 141 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 04CB DDR4 2800 2OZ 04CB DDR4 2400 2OZ 04CB DDR4 2800 2OZ 24GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	77.8% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 30.4 MC Mixed 23.5 78% 27.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 31.6 SC Mixed 24.8 71% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 78%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 44%

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Motherboard: MSI B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	214x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	150x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	145x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	161x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	116x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	95x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	32x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	32x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	28x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	45x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	43x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	37x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $406

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16