MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	31.6% 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	101% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161207
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 13 '18 at 00:05
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Memory 90.3 1-Core 126 2-Core 253 87% 156 Pts	4-Core 488 8-Core 696 74% 592 Pts	64-Core 695 43% 695 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% EVGA(3842 6255) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	31.6% Below average	Lighting 39.4 Reflection 31.4 Parallax 37.8 32% 36.2 fps	MRender 38.4 Gravity 37.8 Splatting 36.3 31% 37.5 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$90 26,761 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 158 31 64 26 71 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 462 Mixed 339 SusWrite 103 78% 352 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 54.1 196% 71.8 MB/s	DQ Read 349 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 250 207% 299 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 190 191 190 191 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 148 Mixed 86.3 SusWrite 189 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 114%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49 47,332 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 77GB free Firmware: 0003LVM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 72 73 73 73 73 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	46.3% Average	Read 88.8 Write 75 Mixed 49 SusWrite 72.4 52% 71.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 58%
SanDisk Cruzer Edge 4GB 1,130 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 3GB free, PID 556b Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.8 7.8 7.7 7.8 7.8 7.8 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	12.1% Very poor	Read 20.2 Write 7.5 Mixed 9.8 SusWrite 7.8 14% 11.3 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 2.6 177% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 12.1% Great: 12%
USB Flash Memory 8GB 2,269 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.8 2.8 2.8 2.3 3.2 3.1 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	4.77% Terrible	Read 19 Write 10.3 Mixed 12.8 SusWrite 3.2 14% 11.3 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 24% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.77% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD2 1x8GB 2,957 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	44.7% Average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 15.6 MC Mixed 12.7 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 14.5 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 47%

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 34%

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Motherboard: MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72) - $95

CPU
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	360x
Core i5-7400Intel $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	252x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	220x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	272x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	175x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	125x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	60x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	40x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	31x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	61x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	52x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	35x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $442

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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