MSI B150M Night Elf (MS-7979)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics57.1% 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 Drive114% 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.
Memory8GB 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 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)
Memory6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit farver
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150916
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 03 '20 at 12:56
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600-$132
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Memory 90.5
1-Core 112
2-Core 230
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 457
8-Core 462
61% 459 Pts
64-Core 445
28% 445 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
57.1% Above average
Lighting 70
Reflection 70.8
Parallax 61.7
57% 67.5 fps
MRender 71.7
Gravity 69
Splatting 68.8
57% 69.8 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129
446GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM05B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 381 462 478 485 486 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 428
Mixed 347
SusWrite 433
96% 427 MB/s
4K Read 35
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 47.2
174% 65.6 MB/s
DQ Read 349
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 184
176% 277 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 114%
Great: 118%
Adata XPG SX7000 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
238GB free
Firmware: CB1.1.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 581 299 100 126 108 108 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 745
Write 784
Mixed 639
SusWrite 220
134% 597 MB/s
4K Read 34.9
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 54.4
204% 80.9 MB/s
DQ Read 269
DQ Write 617
DQ Mixed 312
275% 399 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 126%
Great: 126%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
114GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 123 115 117 118 117 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
88.2% Excellent
Read 189
Write 151
Mixed 86.6
SusWrite 118
100% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x4GB-$47
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.8% Very good
MC Read 28.2
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 22.3
75% 26.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 28.9
SC Mixed 21.6
65% 22.7 GB/s
Latency 66.5
60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 98%

 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 448 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: 83% - Excellent Total price: $264
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