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MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

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Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.27% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A72
MotherboardMSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72)  (all builds)
Memory1.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180124
Uptime23.1 Days
Run DateMay 10 '20 at 16:56
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU 28%

 PC Performing as expected (47th 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 way above expectations (99th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Memory 84.4
1-Core 101
2-Core 203
74% 129 Pts
4-Core 394
8-Core 386
52% 390 Pts
64-Core 380
24% 380 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑
This bench: 76.1%
 Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5670
MSI(1462 2201) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
5.27% Terrible
Lighting 6.27
Reflection 7.19
Parallax 5.94
5% 6.47 fps
MRender 6.71
Gravity 4.73
Splatting 8.39
6% 6.61 fps
Poor: 5% ↑
This bench: 5.27%
 Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1L1QCXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,148
Write 863
Mixed 645
196% 885 MB/s
4K Read 44.4
4K Write 84.9
4K Mixed 56.1
184% 61.8 MB/s
DQ Read 952
DQ Write 766
DQ Mixed 834
631% 851 MB/s
Poor: 106% Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
422GB free
Firmware: CC44
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 119
Write 60.2
Mixed 66.2
61% 81.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
180% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 28% Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD2 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42% Average
MC Read 14.8
MC Write 14.8
MC Mixed 12.6
40% 14.1 GB/s
SC Read 11.4
SC Write 13.6
SC Mixed 13.7
37% 12.9 GB/s
Latency 72.8
55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 46% ↑
This bench: 42%
 Great: 90%
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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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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

CPU
Core i5-7500Intel  $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples360x
Core i5-7400Intel  $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples252x
Core i7-7700Intel  $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples220x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples272x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples175x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples125x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples60x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples40x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples31x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples61x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples52x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples35x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $442
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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