MSI B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	43.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	228% 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.
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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161130
Uptime	3.5 Days
Run Date	Dec 28 '17 at 00:25
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Memory 90.5 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 515 8-Core 779 80% 647 Pts	64-Core 780 48% 780 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.59 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.4% Average	Lighting 67.9 Reflection 114 Parallax 98.1 55% 93.3 fps	MRender 28.4 Gravity 19.8 Splatting 25.9 20% 24.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 2,014 Write 1,144 Mixed 1,216 322% 1,458 MB/s	4K Read 56.3 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 29.1 193% 72.7 MB/s	DQ Read 559 DQ Write 412 DQ Mixed 182 218% 384 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 236%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 5TB free Firmware: FS2A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 10618 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 8 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 4164 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 4 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 0 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 4775 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 193274642466 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 253 0 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 0 (DE) Loaded hours 96 96 1760 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 631 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0
Poor: 58% Great: 109%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71 7,245 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 3TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 100 0 (03) Spinup time 185 100 9741 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 56 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 6745 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 21 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 100 11 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 100 44 (C2) HDA temperature 118 112 34 (C4) Reallocation count 200 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 100 0
Poor: 58% Great: 107%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71 7,245 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 100 0 (03) Spinup time 184 100 9766 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 47 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 6745 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 16 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 100 3 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 100 44 (C2) HDA temperature 115 108 37 (C4) Reallocation count 200 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 100 0
Poor: 58% Great: 107%
WD My Book 25EE 6TB 6,646 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 3TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 138 Write 135 Mixed 124 169% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.91 4K Write 2.58 4K Mixed 0.28 101% 1.26 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown W641GU48J7240ND 2x8GB 98 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.5% Average	MC Read 15 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 12.6 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 15.7 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 82%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 44%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 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	161x
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 $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	28x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	45x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	43x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	37x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $435

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16