MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics30.8% 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 Drive137% 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.
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A72
MotherboardMSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72)  (all builds)
Memory3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161207
Uptime11 Days
Run DateMay 25 '20 at 08:10
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.7% Excellent
Memory 91.3
1-Core 117
2-Core 234
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 466
8-Core 446
62% 456 Pts
64-Core 455
28% 455 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
Gigabyte(1458 3764) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
30.8% Below average
Lighting 38.5
Reflection 30
Parallax 39.5
31% 36 fps
MRender 37.7
Gravity 37.5
Splatting 34.7
30% 36.7 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 30.8%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 213 211 212 212 212 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
137% Outstanding
Read 1,012
Write 407
Mixed 402
SusWrite 211
112% 508 MB/s
4K Read 39.9
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 51
187% 69.1 MB/s
DQ Read 654
DQ Write 522
DQ Mixed 335
319% 504 MB/s
Poor: 86%
This bench: 137%
Great: 144%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
497GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 141 143 143 147 147 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Read 168
Write 143
Mixed 103
SusWrite 144
103% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.2
227% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 108%
WD 10EADS External 1TB
466GB free, PID 1003
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 42 42 42 42 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
21% Poor
Read 37.6
Write 40
Mixed 30.8
SusWrite 41.1
51% 37.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
98% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 21%
Great: 21%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2133 C15 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
47.3% Average
MC Read 16.6
MC Write 16.6
MC Mixed 14.2
45% 15.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 15.4
SC Mixed 16.1
42% 14.9 GB/s
Latency 65.3
61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 47.3%
Great: 43%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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