MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	17.8% 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 Drive	40.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170710
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '19 at 19:03
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	39%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7400-$95 234,266 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	57.7% Above average	Memory 73 1-Core 67.9 2-Core 142 56% 94.2 Pts	4-Core 245 8-Core 257 33% 251 Pts	64-Core 244 15% 244 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Asus(1043 869F) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.36 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.8% Very poor	Lighting 20 Reflection 23.1 Parallax 18.8 16% 20.6 fps	MRender 29.5 Gravity 20 Splatting 26.1 21% 25.2 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 17.8% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71B1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 66 58 6.4 13 56 MB/s Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	40.5% Average	Read 155 Write 101 Mixed 137 SusWrite 40.3 24% 108 MB/s	4K Read 17.2 4K Write 50.8 4K Mixed 20.1 79% 29.4 MB/s	DQ Read 133 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 172 131% 174 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 296GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 149 151 148 152 152 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 150 Write 150 Mixed 68 SusWrite 150 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 113%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 920GB free Firmware: LCM2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 125 128 130 132 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 116 Write 130 Mixed 54 SusWrite 129 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.2 120% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS824A.C8FDD1 2x8GB 3,225 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	60.5% Good	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 24.9 MC Mixed 21 64% 22.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 15.8 SC Mixed 19.1 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 94.6 42% 94.6 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 34%

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

CPU
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	361x
Core i5-7400Intel $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	252x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	220x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	272x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	176x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	125x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	60x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	40x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	31x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	61x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	52x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	35x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $442

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