MSI B150M GRENADE (MS-7A82)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 62.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	56.6% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

Very high background CPU (53%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A82
Motherboard	MSI B150M GRENADE (MS-7A82) (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161230
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 14 '18 at 05:38
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	53%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Memory 74.7 1-Core 95.1 2-Core 188 68% 119 Pts	4-Core 291 8-Core 301 39% 296 Pts	64-Core 298 18% 298 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 8C94) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.6% Above average	Lighting 70.7 Reflection 72.2 Parallax 64 58% 68.9 fps	MRender 67.2 Gravity 64 Splatting 68.6 55% 66.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 143 142 143 144 143 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 136 Write 127 Mixed 85 SusWrite 143 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 101%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 72 105 138 124 129 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 78.5 Write 67.7 Mixed 53 SusWrite 113 57% 78 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 164% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46 47,721 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	54.8% Above average	MC Read 18.5 MC Write 21.6 MC Mixed 18.7 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 15.6 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 91.1 44% 91.1 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 80%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical B150M GRENADE (MS-7A82) Builds (Compare 27 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 73%

Battleship

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI B150M GRENADE (MS-7A82)

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	6x
Core i5-7600Intel $89Bench 72%, 39,689 samples	3x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	3x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	8x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	4x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	2x

SSD
Solid State Disk 128GBSpccBench 69%, 14,793 samples	3x
MX500 500GBCrucial $48Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	3x
Z280 480G 480GBApacerBench 164%, 85 samples	2x

RAM
V01D4L88GB1G81G82666 1x8GBUnknownBench 43%, 253 samples	3x
Value DDR4 2133 C15 1x8GBG.SKILLBench 38%, 3,500 samples	2x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 1x8GBUnknownBench 40%, 8,909 samples	2x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $126

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	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