MSI B150M PRO-VD D3 (MS-7981)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	34.1% 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)
Boot Drive	89.4% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7981
Motherboard	MSI B150M PRO-VD D3 (MS-7981) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151112
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '20 at 12:34
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$140 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 93 1-Core 118 2-Core 234 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 463 8-Core 458 62% 460 Pts	64-Core 460 28% 460 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34.1% Below average	Lighting 44 Reflection 43 Parallax 38.3 36% 41.8 fps	MRender 39.5 Gravity 38.9 Splatting 34.8 31% 37.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 161 52 53 53 54 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 456 Write 411 Mixed 365 SusWrite 82.2 73% 328 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 49 172% 64.4 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 233 190% 270 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 91%
P3-1TB 1TB 2,113 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 500GB free Firmware: T180731 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 454 455 462 465 469 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 428 Write 453 Mixed 364 SusWrite 415 94% 415 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 95.7 4K Mixed 52.7 183% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 222 DQ Mixed 290 200% 248 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 105%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$22 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 460GB free Firmware: 0003SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 76 75 76 74 76 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 72.8 Write 68.5 Mixed 38.7 SusWrite 74.9 47% 63.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 102% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 43%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB 16,483 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 736GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 93 93 91 93 94 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 94.7 Write 95.8 Mixed 55.8 SusWrite 92.4 114% 84.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 6,948 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 23.8 73% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 25.5 SC Mixed 21.1 61% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 62.1 64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 71%

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Desktop 70%

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Workstation 39%

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Motherboard: MSI B150M PRO-VD D3 (MS-7981)

CPU
Core i5-6400Intel $77Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	12x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	6x
Core i3-6100Intel $66Bench 55%, 110,166 samples	3x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	4x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	3x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	3x

SSD
SSD Plus 120GBSanDisk $42Bench 58%, 87,912 samples	2x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	2x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	2x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 49%, 26,466 samples	5x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	4x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	3x

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Value: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $251

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16