MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 70.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics63.9% 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.
Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A72
MotherboardMSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72)  (all builds)
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171117
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateNov 12 '19 at 13:23
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User EST-User
Background CPU 48%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$95
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
70.1% Very good
Memory 80.3
1-Core 89
2-Core 148
64% 106 Pts
4-Core 341
8-Core 376
47% 358 Pts
64-Core 376
23% 376 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Nvidia(10DE 12D9) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.8
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
63.9% Good
Lighting 79.6
Reflection 76.7
Parallax 66.8
65% 74.4 fps
MRender 88.6
Gravity 70.4
Splatting 70.9
62% 76.6 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M4 128GB-$116
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 010G
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 434
Write 181
Mixed 222
61% 279 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 76.1
4K Mixed 14.3
95% 38.1 MB/s
DQ Read 131
DQ Write 114
DQ Mixed 29.6
48% 91.6 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 72%
Samsung HD502HJ 500GB-$50
62GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 136 126 125 121 114 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
72.4% Very good
Read 126
Write 127
Mixed 64.2
SusWrite 126
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 77%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 179 178 177 179 178 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 172
Mixed 26
SusWrite 178
101% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
145% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 104%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT8G4DFS824A.C8FBD1 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
35.4% Below average
MC Read 13.8
MC Write 12.3
MC Mixed 10.6
35% 12.2 GB/s
SC Read 9.8
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 7.4
24% 8.57 GB/s
Latency 80
50% 80 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 35.4%
Great: 47%

 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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