MSI B250M GAMING PRO (MS-7A65)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 68% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.8%, this CPUs suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	53.3% is a reasonable 3D score (GTX 1070 = 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	94.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

1 month ago, 9 days ago.

System	MSI MS-7A65
Motherboard	MSI B250M GAMING PRO (MS-7A65) (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180724
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '19 at 04:08
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Single core	Quad core	Multi core
Intel Core i7-7700K-$390 247,378 User benchmarks, average bench 95% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	SC Int 120 SC Float 130 SC Mixed 128 101% 126 Pts	QC Int 370 QC Float 427 QC Mixed 411 91% 402 Pts	MC Int 587 MC Float 736 MC Mixed 682 100% 668 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 111%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$220 510,129 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Asus(1043 85AC) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (143 fps cap detected)	53.3% Above average	Lighting 143 Reflection 143 Parallax 143 44% 143 fps	MRender 143 Gravity 143 Splatting 143 60% 143 fps
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 77%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$87 15,164 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM00.U SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 247 182 173 168 187 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 406 Mixed 326 SusWrite 210 80% 361 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 40.6 153% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 312 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 28.9 104% 226 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 111%
SanDisk X210 512GB-$152 447 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 477GB free Firmware: X210706 SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 390 396 396 398 397 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Read 410 Write 385 Mixed 240 SusWrite 392 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 84 4K Mixed 34.8 136% 49.8 MB/s	DQ Read 319 DQ Write 236 DQ Mixed 128 136% 227 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 95%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$105 300,271 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 237GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 470 480 481 481 479 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 483 Mixed 395 SusWrite 473 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 64.6 220% 78.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 360 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$43 867,206 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 450GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 109 110 110 110 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 165 Write 153 Mixed 106 SusWrite 109 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$43 867,206 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 618GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 71 72 130 168 168 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 183 Write 81 Mixed 66.8 SusWrite 114 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 153% 1 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-16-16 D4-2400 2x8GB 6,251 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 22.3 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 27.9 SC Mixed 24.3 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 59.5 67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 90%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical B250M GAMING PRO (MS-7A65) Builds (Compare 2,755 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 66%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 71%

Battleship

Workstation 42%

Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B250M GAMING PRO (MS-7A65)

CPU
Core i5-7500Intel $214Bench 77%, 47,356 samples	564x
Core i5-7400Intel $200Bench 69%, 68,307 samples	411x
Core i7-7700KIntel $390Bench 95%, 247,378 samples	263x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $220Bench 71%, 510,129 samples	563x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $155Bench 38%, 307,749 samples	515x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $180Bench 66%, 201,057 samples	266x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $78Bench 105%, 359,537 samples	162x
SSD Plus 120GBSanDisk $27Bench 57%, 33,403 samples	74x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $100Bench 199%, 124,173 samples	74x

RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 1x8GBKingstonBench 41%, 21,321 samples	127x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $94Bench 73%, 39,511 samples	81x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 1x8GBCorsair $48Bench 43%, 16,828 samples	71x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $512

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i7-8700K $360	Nvidia GTX 1070 $315	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $78
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 $148	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $220	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $105
Intel Core i5-8600K $260	Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti $808	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $163

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $110	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $43
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $750	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $120	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12