MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 61.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	38.4% 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	72.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170407
Uptime	10.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 27 '18 at 00:31
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	46%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Memory 64.2 1-Core 119 2-Core 178 68% 120 Pts	4-Core 326 8-Core 389 46% 358 Pts	64-Core 398 25% 398 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 89%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7A72) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.63% Terrible	Lighting 8.23 Reflection 10.6 Parallax 7.5 7% 8.78 fps	MRender 8.38 Gravity 7.47 Splatting 16.5 9% 10.8 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.63% Great: 7%
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6267) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	38.4% Below average	Lighting 49.9 Reflection 24.6 Parallax 7.62 41% 27.4 fps	MRender 65.9 Gravity 66 Splatting 7.3 34% 46.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SP600 256GB 4,724 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: 6.8E Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 734 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 57 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 1507331 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 195 195 17184129038 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 1081 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 4 (C2) HDA temperature 65 65 150325493795 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 7541821440 (EA) Unknown 100 100 9373908352 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 3420738008 (F2) Unknown 100 100 4315684833	72.4% Very good	Read 503 Write 274 Mixed 353 83% 377 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 84.1 4K Mixed 21.9 109% 43.4 MB/s	DQ Read 30.2 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 21.9 30% 52.6 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 97%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 7GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 171 162 6425 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 847 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 8968 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 278 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 102 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 195 195 15877 (C2) HDA temperature 115 105 35 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	29.1% Poor	Read 55.5 Write 46 Mixed 51.4 38% 51 MB/s	4K Read 0.23 4K Write 0.17 4K Mixed 0.13 27% 0.18 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 59%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 3,115 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 589GB free, PID 0200 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	34.7% Below average	Read 87.2 Write 79.5 Mixed 78.4 104% 81.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.35 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.19 59% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB 2,859 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	63.7% Good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 25.1 MC Mixed 23.1 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 11.9 34% 11.9 GB/s	Latency 116 34% 116 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 90%

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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	361x
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	176x
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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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