MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics60% 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 Drive287% 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.
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-7A72
MotherboardMSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72)  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170407
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 08 '17 at 12:25
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User SVK-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88.3% Excellent
Memory 91.5
1-Core 127
2-Core 246
87% 155 Pts
4-Core 493
8-Core 486
66% 490 Pts
64-Core 491
30% 491 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 88.3%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
EVGA(3842 6168) 3GB
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
60% Above average
Lighting 75
Reflection 71.4
Parallax 62.2
61% 69.5 fps
MRender 70.9
Gravity 69.4
Splatting 71
58% 70.4 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 60%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
433GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
287% Outstanding
Read 2,964
Write 1,406
Mixed 1,437
424% 1,936 MB/s
4K Read 59.2
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 38.1
214% 79.9 MB/s
DQ Read 502
DQ Write 411
DQ Mixed 206
223% 373 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 287%
Great: 254%
WD Black 2.5" 500GB (2013)-$60
259GB free
Firmware: 01.0
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
63.7% Good
Read 116
Write 106
Mixed 109
83% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.26
89% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 63.7%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
74% Very good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 29.2
MC Mixed 22.1
74% 26 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 23.2
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 65
62% 65 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 74%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72) Builds (Compare 1,644 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $442
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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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