MSI B250 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A64)

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	53% 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	162% 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.

Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago, 8 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A64
Motherboard	MSI B250 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A64) (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170727
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '23 at 02:34
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	47%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^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 below expectations (32^nd percentile)	65.4% Good	Memory 84.6 1-Core 103 2-Core 198 74% 129 Pts	4-Core 268 8-Core 279 36% 273 Pts	64-Core 268 17% 268 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 65.4% 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: 516.94 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (66 fps cap detected)	53% Above average	Lighting 65.3 Reflection 66.3 Parallax 61.4 53% 64.3 fps	MRender 66.9 Gravity 65.8 Splatting 61.3 53% 64.7 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 53% 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% 108GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 522 299 321 327 319 310 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	162% Outstanding	Read 1668 Write 1,526 Mixed 1,078 SusWrite 350 258% 1,156 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 73.1 4K Mixed 49.8 156% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 792 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 497 386% 543 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 372%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 329GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 329 298 380 377 383 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Read 394 Write 362 Mixed 362 SusWrite 332 82% 362 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 66.8 4K Mixed 36.1 125% 43.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 338 257% 348 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 129%
Samsung 850 EVO 500GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 1.5TB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 147 149 149 151 151 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 118 Write 131 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 149 26% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 3% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 10% Great: 17%
MB4000GCWLV 4TB 452 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3TB free Firmware: HPG4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 144 143 145 145 146 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Read 143 Write 114 Mixed 65.7 SusWrite 144 85% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 173% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 98%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB-$37 11,382 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2TB free Firmware: MKAONS01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 139 139 141 142 140 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	77% Very good	Read 129 Write 126 Mixed 74.6 SusWrite 139 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 87%

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 below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.6% Good	MC Read 23.2 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 23.1 69% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 26.6 SC Mixed 20.5 59% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 72.4 55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 73%

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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 $229Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	99x
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	35x

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: $649

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $154	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $234	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $90
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $397