MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 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 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 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive137% 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)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180705
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 26 '19 at 12:07
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-7300-$97
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Memory 92.2
1-Core 127
2-Core 219
84% 146 Pts
4-Core 356
8-Core 355
48% 356 Pts
64-Core 352
22% 352 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 77%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX6000 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$45
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V6005-ab Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 563 658 578 654 324 76 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
137% Outstanding
Read 713
Write 639
Mixed 534
SusWrite 475
132% 590 MB/s
4K Read 42.4
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 56.3
211% 79.8 MB/s
DQ Read 263
DQ Write 401
DQ Mixed 287
230% 317 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 137%
Great: 140%
Intel Optane+1.8TBHDD
982GB free
Firmware: 16.8
SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 279 278 278 274 272 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 43% Great: 97%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58
874GB free
Firmware: AX101U
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 118 117 116 117 118 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
66.3% Good
Read 114
Write 105
Mixed 35.4
SusWrite 117
67% 92.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 66.3%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT4G4DFS824A.C8FADP 859B CT4G4DFS824A.C8FHP 859B CT4G4DFS824A.C8FADP 859B CT4G4DFS824A.C8FHP 16GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
MC Read 28.8
MC Write 32.1
MC Mixed 27.5
84% 29.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 33.7
SC Mixed 26.5
75% 26.3 GB/s
Latency 63.7
63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 79%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 84%

 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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