MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	46.4% 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	72% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '18 at 12:48
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-7300-$97 1,568 User benchmarks, average bench 70% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	75.7% Very good	Memory 96 1-Core 128 2-Core 235 88% 153 Pts	4-Core 317 8-Core 348 44% 332 Pts	64-Core 354 22% 354 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% MSI(1462 341B) CLim: 1268 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.9.3 Performing below potential (69^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.4% Average	Lighting 57.3 Reflection 64.7 Parallax 72.6 47% 64.8 fps	MRender 64.1 Gravity 54.2 Splatting 52.1 46% 56.8 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 120GB 22,489 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0831C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 72 37 34 39 35 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	72% Very good	Read 456 Write 403 Mixed 366 SusWrite 96.2 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 98.3 4K Mixed 10.8 133% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 45.4 90% 177 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 83%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$30 168,449 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 24GB free Firmware: 1003YAM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 71 71 71 74 80 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 75.4 Write 68.3 Mixed 44.1 SusWrite 72.5 48% 65.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 88% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 61%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$56 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 712GB free Firmware: AX101U SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 17 16 17 17 16 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	38.3% Below average	Read 117 Write 109 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 16.7 51% 69.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 110% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT4G4DFS824A.C8FHP 2x4GB 2,336 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 31.5 MC Mixed 25.3 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 26.5 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 53.8 74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 89%

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

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Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 34%

Sail boat

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

CPU
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	363x
Core i5-7400Intel $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	253x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	221x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	273x
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 $37Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16