MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics31% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemMSI MS-7A72
MotherboardMSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72)  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20170407
Uptime8.8 Days
Run DateJan 09 '19 at 21:20
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
Memory 92.3
1-Core 141
2-Core 281
94% 171 Pts
4-Core 512
8-Core 758
79% 635 Pts
64-Core 769
48% 769 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100
CLim: 1569 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.94
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
31% Below average
Lighting 39.2
Reflection 36.3
Parallax 32.9
32% 36.2 fps
MRender 37
Gravity 34.9
Splatting 35.4
29% 35.8 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 31%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
93GB free
Firmware: M0CR060
SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 237 230 251 226 205 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Read 445
Write 310
Mixed 367
SusWrite 234
76% 339 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 99.3
4K Mixed 40.1
139% 54.2 MB/s
DQ Read 324
DQ Write 212
DQ Mixed 309
219% 281 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 99%
WD WD25 00JS-58NCB1 250GB
57GB free
Firmware: 10.02E02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 48 49 49 49 49 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
27.3% Poor
Read 45.8
Write 45.5
Mixed 36.5
SusWrite 48.9
33% 44.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 27.3%
Great: 35%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
259GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 103 116 119 106 110 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
71.5% Very good
Read 140
Write 144
Mixed 69.3
SusWrite 109
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.1
202% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.9% Very good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 23.3
75% 26.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 30
SC Mixed 23.5
68% 23.8 GB/s
Latency 63.6
63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 103%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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