MSI B250 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics102% 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.
Boot Drive232% 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-7A68
MotherboardMSI B250 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A68)  (all builds)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170406
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 17 '19 at 12:40
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
73.9% Very good
Memory 74
1-Core 122
2-Core 243
80% 146 Pts
4-Core 419
8-Core 459
58% 439 Pts
64-Core 462
29% 462 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.81
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 132
Reflection 141
Parallax 120
108% 131 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 131
Splatting 105
94% 115 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
174GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB7401Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 325 325 325 323 322 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
232% Outstanding
Read 1,843
Write 1,145
Mixed 772
SusWrite 347
227% 1,027 MB/s
4K Read 56.4
4K Write 151
4K Mixed 75
262% 94.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1469
DQ Write 1043
DQ Mixed 996
814% 1,169 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 232%
Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80
2.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 191 190 192 192 193 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 150
Mixed 84
SusWrite 191
113% 155 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 110%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSBK.8FBD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.2% Very good
MC Read 27.2
MC Write 28
MC Mixed 23
74% 26.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 25.5
SC Mixed 22.4
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 92.5
43% 92.5 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 96%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B250 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A68) Builds (Compare 690 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht

Motherboard: MSI B250 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A68)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $347
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