MSI B150M Night Elf (MS-7979)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 71.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics31.7% 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 Drive155% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7979
MotherboardMSI B150M Night Elf (MS-7979)  (all builds)
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180616
Uptime1 Days
Run DateJan 07 '21 at 03:20
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6400-$79
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
71.3% Very good
Memory 77.9
1-Core 66.4
2-Core 195
63% 113 Pts
4-Core 375
8-Core 370
50% 373 Pts
64-Core 388
24% 388 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.12.1
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
31.7% Below average
Lighting 42.4
Reflection 37
Parallax 59.2
35% 46.2 fps
MRender 28.8
Gravity 47
Splatting 23.2
26% 33 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 31.7%
Great: 39%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SX6000LNP 256GB
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V9002s16
SusWrite @10s intervals: 749 758 626 39 81 64 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
155% Outstanding
Read 1,507
Write 737
Mixed 784
SusWrite 386
189% 853 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 96.9
4K Mixed 46.5
156% 57.8 MB/s
DQ Read 224
DQ Write 774
DQ Mixed 451
360% 483 MB/s
Poor: 105%
This bench: 155%
Great: 228%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 126 125 127 128 126 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
69% Good
Read 117
Write 119
Mixed 40.2
SusWrite 124
73% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.5
100% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 69%
Great: 86%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
626GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 163 161 160 162 163 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 174
Mixed 90.6
SusWrite 162
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.2
240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2666C15D4/8G KHX3200C16D4/8GX 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.6% Good
MC Read 24.9
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 21.3
70% 24.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.9
SC Write 24.4
SC Mixed 19.9
54% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 84.4
47% 84.4 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 89%

 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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