MSI B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive48.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A62
MotherboardMSI B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 09 '19 at 14:03
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Memory 88.8
1-Core 130
2-Core 258
88% 159 Pts
4-Core 490
8-Core 492
66% 491 Pts
64-Core 491
30% 491 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 89%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 120 GB 120GB
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UE3000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 81 82 83 88 85 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
48.4% Average
Read 432
Write 83
Mixed 165
SusWrite 82.2
42% 190 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 34.9
4K Mixed 18.8
78% 25.7 MB/s
DQ Read 62.7
DQ Write 48.3
DQ Mixed 17.1
23% 42.7 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 48.4%
Great: 55%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38
322GB free
Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 748 916 915 919 914 909 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
198% Outstanding
Read 1,439
Write 909
Mixed 899
SusWrite 887
231% 1,033 MB/s
4K Read 60.5
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 70.5
240% 80 MB/s
DQ Read 61.5
DQ Write 466
DQ Mixed 177
162% 235 MB/s
Poor: 103%
This bench: 198%
Great: 242%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
316GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 125 125 125 123 124 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
53.9% Above average
Read 63.5
Write 72.5
Mixed 49.7
SusWrite 124
57% 77.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 53.9%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
79.7% Very good
MC Read 29.6
MC Write 31.1
MC Mixed 23.9
81% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 31.5
SC Mixed 24.9
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 68.7
58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $406
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