MSI B150M Night Elf (MS-7979)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive72.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 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)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit kolorów, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160523
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 17 '20 at 17:27
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6400-$79
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
74.9% Very good
Memory 87.2
1-Core 94.6
2-Core 188
72% 123 Pts
4-Core 362
8-Core 369
49% 365 Pts
64-Core 378
23% 378 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 71%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
2GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 608ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 107 96 101 116 115 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
72.4% Very good
Read 418
Write 46.8
Mixed 188
SusWrite 107
42% 190 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 97
4K Mixed 39.7
142% 54.2 MB/s
DQ Read 104
DQ Write 129
DQ Mixed 119
89% 117 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
98GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 107 109 108 108 108 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
64.7% Good
Read 118
Write 108
Mixed 75.4
SusWrite 107
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
212% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 64.7%
Great: 109%
TOSHIBA MQ01ABD032 320GB
197GB free, PID 6116
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 41 40 41 41 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
18.7% Very poor
Read 39.7
Write 40.5
Mixed 22.2
SusWrite 40.7
48% 35.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.5
63% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 18.7%
Great: 19%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$48
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
65.3% Good
MC Read 23.8
MC Write 25
MC Mixed 20.9
66% 23.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 22.7
SC Mixed 18
52% 18.3 GB/s
Latency 70.3
57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 65.3%
Great: 104%

 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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