MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 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 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics28.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive124% 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.
Memory20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A72
MotherboardMSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72)  (all builds)
Memory18.1 GB free of 20 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180124
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 17 '19 at 12:24
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
83.1% Excellent
Memory 89.9
1-Core 133
2-Core 255
89% 160 Pts
4-Core 411
8-Core 701
67% 556 Pts
64-Core 718
44% 718 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
28.8% Poor
Lighting 35.8
Reflection 26.3
Parallax 32.5
29% 31.5 fps
MRender 38
Gravity 33.1
Splatting 32.4
28% 34.5 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 28.8%
Great: 28%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB
426GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 426 421 418 376 380 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 450
Write 423
Mixed 415
SusWrite 412
96% 425 MB/s
4K Read 42.7
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 59.3
207% 75.9 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 293
240% 343 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 124%
Great: 123%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-2400C15-16GFT 859B BLT4G4D26AFTA.8FBD 20GB
2133, 2133 MHz
16384, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
72.6% Very good
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 28
MC Mixed 20.7
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 23.5
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 67.4
59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 73%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72) Builds (Compare 1,644 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72) - $95

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $442
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