MSI B250 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A64)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 120%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics134% 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 Drive112% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A64
MotherboardMSI B250 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A64)  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display5760 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180126
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 06 '19 at 02:44
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
89.2% Excellent
Memory 91.5
1-Core 129
2-Core 255
89% 158 Pts
4-Core 501
8-Core 503
67% 502 Pts
64-Core 498
31% 498 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 3607) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2810 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.39
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Lighting 189
Reflection 201
Parallax 200
154% 197 fps
MRender 127
Gravity 186
Splatting 131
120% 148 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 134%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM00.r
SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 418 415 448 476 480 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 474
Mixed 300
SusWrite 441
97% 430 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 41.4
160% 61.5 MB/s
DQ Read 357
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 68.1
130% 258 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 112%
Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
4GB free
Firmware: CC24
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 68.3
Write 88
Mixed 51.7
52% 69.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
117% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 114%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40
190GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 118 119 119 120 119 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
72.5% Very good
Read 134
Write 116
Mixed 104
SusWrite 119
87% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.8
165% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
83.2% Excellent
MC Read 30.1
MC Write 31.6
MC Mixed 27
84% 29.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 32.3
SC Mixed 24.5
72% 25 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
Desktop 89%
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Workstation
Workstation 60%
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Motherboard: MSI B250 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A64)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $504
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