MSI B250 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A64)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics60.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A64
MotherboardMSI B250 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A64)  (all builds)
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 16 '19 at 02:33
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.1% Very good
Memory 87.1
1-Core 101
2-Core 207
75% 132 Pts
4-Core 387
8-Core 396
52% 392 Pts
64-Core 398
25% 398 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
60.5% Good
Lighting 76.3
Reflection 75.7
Parallax 66.1
62% 72.7 fps
MRender 70.6
Gravity 70
Splatting 69.6
57% 70 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Team L7 EVO SSD 120GB
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V2.5
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 448
Write 340
Mixed 288
80% 359 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 69.6
4K Mixed 12.1
90% 35.5 MB/s
DQ Read 108
DQ Write 164
DQ Mixed 17.8
47% 96.4 MB/s
Poor: 37% Great: 64%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
890GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 165 168 162 166 166 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
98.5% Outstanding
Read 179
Write 146
Mixed 109
SusWrite 164
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
228% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 109%
Adata DashDrive UV128 USB 3.0 8GB
4GB free, PID db8a
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.1 7 6.9 7 7 7 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
8.54% Terrible
Read 37
Write 7.3
Mixed 10.3
SusWrite 7
16% 15.4 MB/s
4K Read 7
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.1
29% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 8.54%
Great: 22%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB-$29
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.5% Very good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 22
72% 25.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 24.2
SC Mixed 20
56% 19.5 GB/s
Latency 70.4
57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B250 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A64) Builds (Compare 396 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI B250 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A64)

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