MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	22% 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	113% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161207
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '19 at 22:42
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-7100-$70 79,299 User benchmarks, average bench 57% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	Memory 91.3 1-Core 123 2-Core 221 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 344 8-Core 344 46% 344 Pts	64-Core 340 21% 340 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85A6) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.71 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	22% Poor	Lighting 24.9 Reflection 28.7 Parallax 23.3 20% 25.6 fps	MRender 35.5 Gravity 24.9 Splatting 32.4 25% 30.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 22% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 63GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 203 202 200 194 195 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 487 Mixed 373 SusWrite 229 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 59.2 204% 72.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 352 267% 359 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 124%
M.2 (S80) 3ME4 64GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 44GB free Firmware: L17606 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 96 94 96 97 97 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	63.4% Good	Read 361 Write 95.8 Mixed 138 SusWrite 95.7 38% 173 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 59.2 4K Mixed 31.8 123% 41.6 MB/s	DQ Read 156 DQ Write 88.1 DQ Mixed 72.7 67% 106 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 63%
Liteon LJH-64V2G 64GB 71 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 11GB free Firmware: FJ62801 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 73 73 73 73 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	66% Good	Read 469 Write 74.5 Mixed 122 SusWrite 73.2 40% 185 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 72.4 4K Mixed 33.2 123% 44.5 MB/s	DQ Read 145 DQ Write 73.8 DQ Mixed 87.1 71% 102 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 62%
Hitachi HUH721212ALN600 12TB 69 User benchmarks, average bench 122% 10TB free Firmware: LEMST3R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 215 225 219 221 229 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 221 Write 228 Mixed 97.2 SusWrite 222 140% 192 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 1.3 309% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 137%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD Kingston KHX2400C15/8G Kingston KHX2400C15/8G 859B BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD2 32GB 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	83.2% Excellent	MC Read 28 MC Write 32.4 MC Mixed 28.2 84% 29.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 33 SC Mixed 25.2 72% 25.3 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 34%

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

CPU
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	360x
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	175x
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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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