MSI B150M Night Elf (MS-7979)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics32.2% 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)
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160523
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 09 '19 at 00:13
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
83.5% Excellent
Memory 89.7
1-Core 127
2-Core 242
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 416
8-Core 691
68% 554 Pts
64-Core 691
43% 691 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
Zotac(19DA 2375) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.15
Performing below potential (46th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
32.2% Below average
Lighting 41.1
Reflection 40.9
Parallax 37
34% 39.7 fps
MRender 38.4
Gravity 37.8
Splatting 33.5
30% 36.6 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 32.2%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 507
Write 490
Mixed 405
104% 467 MB/s
4K Read 46.8
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 63.1
217% 77.6 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 357
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 156 152 159 159 156 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
84% Excellent
Read 138
Write 129
Mixed 25.2
SusWrite 155
81% 112 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.5
144% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 84%
Great: 108%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB
1.5TB free, PID b200
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 110 108 109 110 109 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
44.9% Average
Read 107
Write 110
Mixed 37.5
SusWrite 109
121% 90.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.5
80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 44.9%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$560
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.8% Very good
MC Read 26.7
MC Write 27.8
MC Mixed 23.1
74% 25.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 29.7
SC Mixed 23.2
67% 23.3 GB/s
Latency 67.6
59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 105%

 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 449 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: 84% - Excellent Total price: $259
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