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 (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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

3 months ago, 2 months 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 (51^st 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-$366 249,277 User benchmarks, average bench 96% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^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: 83% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 111%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$230 571,625 User benchmarks, average bench 70% Asus(1043 85AC) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing below potential (3^rd 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: 59% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 77%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$87 17,934 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM00.U SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 247 182 173 168 187 MB/s Performing as expected (56^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: 112%
SanDisk X210 512GB-$152 481 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 477GB free Firmware: X210706 SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 390 396 396 398 397 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd 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: 96%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$80 308,458 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 237GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 470 480 481 481 479 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^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: 73% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 135%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$40 1,051,015 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 450GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 109 110 110 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th 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)-$40 1,051,015 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 618GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 71 72 130 168 168 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st 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 6,349 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (60^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: 41% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 89%

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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 3,033 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 65%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 71%

Battleship

Workstation 41%

Speed boat

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

CPU
Core i5-7500Intel $217Bench 76%, 59,000 samples	602x
Core i5-7400Intel $194Bench 69%, 79,905 samples	465x
Core i7-7700KIntel $366Bench 96%, 249,277 samples	280x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $230Bench 70%, 571,625 samples	605x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $155Bench 39%, 335,671 samples	575x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $195Bench 66%, 228,491 samples	283x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 105%, 407,778 samples	175x
A400 120GBKingston $20Bench 60%, 38,732 samples	82x
SSD Plus 120GBSanDisk $28Bench 57%, 40,365 samples	74x

RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 1x8GBKingstonBench 42%, 24,687 samples	137x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $80Bench 72%, 41,748 samples	84x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 1x8GBCorsair $42Bench 42%, 20,966 samples	78x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $547

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i7-8700K $366	Nvidia GTX 1070 $379	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $100
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 $159	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $230	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $80
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 $115	Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti $808	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $93

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $45	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $95	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $128
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $75	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $711	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $100	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12