MSI B250 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A64)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	63.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	59% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A64
Motherboard	MSI B250 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A64) (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '19 at 03:59
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 130 2-Core 259 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 511 8-Core 514 68% 512 Pts	64-Core 504 31% 504 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AC) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Lighting 80.2 Reflection 79.5 Parallax 68.7 65% 76.1 fps	MRender 72.1 Gravity 71.4 Splatting 74 60% 72.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
TOSHIBA-TR200 240GB 36,832 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFA12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 37 52 15 92 19 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	59% Above average	Read 471 Write 408 Mixed 337 SusWrite 76.7 72% 323 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 90.8 4K Mixed 1.2 108% 43.5 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 19.2 DQ Mixed 15.7 45% 104 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 90%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 17GB free Firmware: GM4OA5CA SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 87 85 87 88 87 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	49.1% Average	Read 84.7 Write 86.3 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 86.3 55% 75.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 51%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2009)-$50 31,419 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 31GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 48 49 48 49 48 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	28.2% Poor	Read 50 Write 48 Mixed 33.3 SusWrite 48 33% 44.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 43%
WD Green 500GB (2012) 31,295 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 91GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 90 90 89 91 91 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 104 Write 84 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 89.9 66% 89 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 90% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB 38,955 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.4% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 16.6 MC Mixed 14.3 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 15.6 SC Mixed 15.1 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 91%

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

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Desktop 89%

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Workstation 60%

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Motherboard: MSI B250 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A64)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	97x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	57x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	55x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	55x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	52x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	33x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	20x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	12x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	9x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	15x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	12x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	9x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $504

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16