MSI B250 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A64)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	50.4% 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 Drive	295% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A64
Motherboard	MSI B250 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A64) (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170727
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 28 '20 at 00:23
Run Duration	253 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7500-$89 149,467 User benchmarks, average bench 67% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Memory 84.2 1-Core 112 2-Core 217 78% 138 Pts	4-Core 427 8-Core 434 57% 430 Pts	64-Core 446 28% 446 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% EVGA(3842 6160) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (62 fps cap detected)	50.4% Above average	Lighting 62.3 Reflection 61.4 Parallax 53.5 51% 59.1 fps	MRender 61.8 Gravity 58.3 Splatting 61.6 50% 60.6 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 514GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1070 1241 1213 1126 1136 1134 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	295% Outstanding	Read 2,126 Write 2100 Mixed 1,474 SusWrite 1,153 384% 1,713 MB/s	4K Read 59.4 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 81.4 272% 95.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,366 DQ Write 1,136 DQ Mixed 1,246 935% 1,250 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 295% Great: 372%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 160GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 476 474 477 423 267 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 474 Mixed 442 SusWrite 432 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 61.1 207% 74.3 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 129%
USB3.0 60GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 42GB free Firmware: 0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 217 215 218 217 174 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	45.4% Average	Read 378 Write 202 Mixed 212 SusWrite 209 56% 250 MB/s	4K Read 15.5 4K Write 32.2 4K Mixed 8.7 52% 18.8 MB/s	DQ Read 57.1 DQ Write 50.4 DQ Mixed 10.2 20% 39.2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 45%
MB4000GCWLV 4TB 452 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3TB free Firmware: HPG4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 166 165 165 165 166 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 159 Mixed 88 SusWrite 165 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.8 179% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 98%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 6TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 94 90 92 94 99 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	47.2% Average	Read 69.5 Write 78.7 Mixed 74 SusWrite 93.8 59% 79 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.5 185% 2 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 92%
USB3.0 3TB 90 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 103 103 103 103 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	60.4% Good	Read 108 Write 103 Mixed 66 SusWrite 102 70% 94.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A5244CB0-CRC 859B CT4G4DFS8213.C8FDD2 M378A5244CB0-CRC 859B CT4G4DFS8213.C8FDD2 16GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 24.3 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 26.4 SC Mixed 22.8 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 73.1 55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 73%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop 89%

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Workstation 60%

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Motherboard: MSI B250 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A64)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $228Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	98x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	58x
Core i7-7700Intel $155Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	55x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	55x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	53x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	34x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	20x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	12x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	9x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	15x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	12x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	9x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $234	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $390	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $90
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $406