MSI B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	37.3% 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)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 04 '23 at 17:53
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7400-$95 234,266 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	71% Very good	Memory 81.2 1-Core 96.9 2-Core 190 71% 123 Pts	4-Core 349 8-Core 365 47% 357 Pts	64-Core 359 22% 359 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro P2000 13,958 User benchmarks, average bench 41% Nvidia(10DE 11B3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1721 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 5GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	37.3% Below average	Lighting 42.3 Reflection 53.2 Parallax 49.8 34% 48.4 fps	MRender 49 Gravity 50.4 Splatting 55.7 43% 51.7 fps
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 42%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba HDWD110 500GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 264GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 3 11 3.1 12 286 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 29 Write 138 Mixed 19.9 SusWrite 54.3 14% 60.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 35 4K Mixed 1 22% 12.4 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 6.1 68% 163 MB/s
Poor: 94% Great: 105%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 108GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 219 145 144 140 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 368 Write 381 Mixed 336 SusWrite 179 71% 316 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 68.7 4K Mixed 31 107% 40.1 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 301 222% 288 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 95%
HS-SSD-E3000 1TB 119 User benchmarks, average bench 268% 954GB free Firmware: SN09139 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1563 1552 1579 1600 1594 1069 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 1,322 Write 1,668 Mixed 1,484 SusWrite 1,493 338% 1,492 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 85.1 4K Mixed 58.3 192% 63.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,028 DQ Write 548 DQ Mixed 721 554% 766 MB/s
Poor: 192% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 361%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 568GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 140 147 145 144 135 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 182 Mixed 28.1 SusWrite 142 95% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT4G4DFS824A.C8FHP 859B CT4G4DFS8213.C8FBR2 859B CT4G4DFS824A.C8FADP 859B CT4G4DFS8213.C8FBR2 16GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	79% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 31.4 MC Mixed 25.8 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 32.4 SC Mixed 23.4 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 78.3 51% 78.3 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 83%

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

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Typical B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) Builds (Compare 1,061 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 51%

Yacht

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 44%

Speed boat

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	162x
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 $30Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	28x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	46x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	43x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	37x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $405

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16