MSI B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62)

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	31.3% 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)
Boot Drive	80.2% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A62
Motherboard	MSI B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 19 '19 at 00:19
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	URY-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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-$110 234,266 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 (100^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Memory 89.7 1-Core 109 2-Core 215 79% 138 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 415 56% 419 Pts	64-Core 416 26% 416 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680-$360 38,995 User benchmarks, average bench 32% EVGA(3842 2680) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (54^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.3% Below average	Lighting 37.1 Reflection 35.9 Parallax 47.3 30% 40.1 fps	MRender 48.8 Gravity 44 Splatting 33.4 34% 42.1 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB 85,321 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 164GB free Firmware: UJ500000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 36 100 130 111 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 453 Write 334 Mixed 206 SusWrite 125 62% 280 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 41.6 4K Mixed 19.6 78% 27.2 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 82.1 DQ Mixed 44.8 48% 81.8 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 55%
Kingston A400 120GB-$32 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 143 141 142 143 139 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Read 315 Write 157 Mixed 326 SusWrite 149 53% 237 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 86.9 4K Mixed 40.1 149% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 258 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 189 170% 253 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 85%
Hitachi HTS547564A9E384 640GB 14,066 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 596GB free Firmware: JEDOA50A SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 61 64 62 65 62 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 94.2 Write 41.7 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 61.9 43% 58.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 51%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 929GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 181 180 178 181 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 178 Mixed 92.2 SusWrite 179 115% 157 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT4G4DFS824A.C8FE Kingston KHX2133C14D4/4G 8GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 22.4 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 27.7 SC Mixed 22.9 64% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 67.6 59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 75%

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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 B250 GAMING M3 (MS-7A62) Builds (Compare 1,058 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 $242Bench 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: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $427

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