MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics124% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory26 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170407
Uptime8.1 Days
Run DateFeb 02 '19 at 20:22
Run Duration209 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
79.4% Very good
Memory 82.3
1-Core 128
2-Core 217
81% 142 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 699
67% 555 Pts
64-Core 694
43% 694 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
124% Outstanding
Lighting 171
Reflection 190
Parallax 192
139% 184 fps
MRender 122
Gravity 171
Splatting 125
113% 139 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 124%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79
11GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X21200RL
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 500
Write 343
Mixed 226
78% 356 MB/s
4K Read 34.2
4K Write 98.1
4K Mixed 39.6
154% 57.3 MB/s
DQ Read 320
DQ Write 242
DQ Mixed 125
136% 229 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 114%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
390GB free
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2274 608 603 602 602 602 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
293% Outstanding
Read 2,488
Write 2,321
Mixed 1,262
SusWrite 882
388% 1,738 MB/s
4K Read 65.1
4K Write 164
4K Mixed 89.5
300% 106 MB/s
DQ Read 1,150
DQ Write 922
DQ Mixed 1,016
766% 1,029 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 293%
Great: 340%
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199
237GB free
Firmware: EXT0CB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 466 330 155 122 64 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 483
Mixed 378
SusWrite 266
92% 408 MB/s
4K Read 45.3
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 60
201% 69.9 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 230
208% 317 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 115%
Great: 126%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS8G4D26BFSEK.8FBD 859B BLS8G4D26BFSB.16FBD2 859B BLS8G4D26BFSEK.8FBD 859B BLS8G4D26BFSB.16FBD2 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
70.6% Very good
MC Read 25
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 22.6
71% 24.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 28.6
SC Mixed 22.4
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 76.4
52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 70.6%
Great: 71%

 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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