MSI B150M Night Elf (MS-7979)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 72.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics23% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7979
MotherboardMSI B150M Night Elf (MS-7979)  (all builds)
Memory3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151022
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateJul 03 '19 at 11:38
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
72.6% Very good
Memory 80.6
1-Core 89
2-Core 204
70% 124 Pts
4-Core 372
8-Core 381
50% 376 Pts
64-Core 352
22% 352 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500
CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1550 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.6.3
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
23% Poor
Lighting 23
Reflection 15.3
Parallax 30.5
19% 22.9 fps
MRender 29.4
Gravity 47
Splatting 38
31% 38.1 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 23%
Great: 39%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
0GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3FD6SD
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 351
Write 333
Mixed 100
58% 261 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 59.7
4K Mixed 36.5
122% 41.6 MB/s
DQ Read 277
DQ Write 274
DQ Mixed 112
129% 221 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 82%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
74GB free
Firmware: S1Z40102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 100 75 75 47 74 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
58.6% Above average
Read 445
Write 388
Mixed 27.7
SusWrite 122
54% 245 MB/s
4K Read 29.1
4K Write 15.1
4K Mixed 16.9
74% 20.4 MB/s
DQ Read 242
DQ Write 267
DQ Mixed 0.1
70% 170 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 58.6%
Great: 100%
Fujitsu MHZ2160BH G2 160GB-$80
38GB free
Firmware: 8909
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 29 22 33 34 34 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
22.7% Poor
Read 48
Write 46.5
Mixed 31.2
SusWrite 30.5
29% 39 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 22.7%
Great: 34%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GB-$67
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
64% Good
MC Read 23.6
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 21.4
66% 23 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 17.7
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 79.4
50% 79.4 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 64%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B150M Night Elf (MS-7979) Builds (Compare 448 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI B150M Night Elf (MS-7979)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $264
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