MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	111% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170710
Uptime	3.5 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '19 at 12:31
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Memory 90.8 1-Core 120 2-Core 220 82% 143 Pts	4-Core 396 8-Core 645 64% 520 Pts	64-Core 662 41% 662 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 56,417 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.48 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 76.2 186% 76.2 fps
Poor: 51% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX7000 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 2,200 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 83GB free (System drive) Firmware: CB1.1.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 173 48 29 50 59 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 634 Write 743 Mixed 606 SusWrite 138 119% 530 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 47.5 190% 76.4 MB/s	DQ Read 263 DQ Write 615 DQ Mixed 317 276% 398 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 126%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 764GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 139 137 141 141 142 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Read 146 Write 141 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 140 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 208% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 109%
External SATA Storage 500GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 319GB free, PID 0718 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 32 32 32 32 32 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	15.7% Very poor	Read 27.8 Write 26 Mixed 25.8 SusWrite 31.9 38% 27.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 15.7% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 1x16GB 13,141 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	43.3% Average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 12.8 41% 14.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 13 SC Mixed 14.3 39% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 66.1 60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 49%

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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%

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 $179	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