MSI B250M GAMING PRO (MS-7A65)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 68.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	60.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A65
Motherboard	MSI B250M GAMING PRO (MS-7A65) (all builds)
Memory	2.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '20 at 04:57
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	62%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^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 below expectations (12^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Memory 76.4 1-Core 87.3 2-Core 192 67% 118 Pts	4-Core 328 8-Core 473 50% 400 Pts	64-Core 477 30% 477 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Lighting 75.6 Reflection 71.5 Parallax 69.8 62% 72.3 fps	MRender 70.5 Gravity 70.3 Splatting 72.5 58% 71.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLV128HCGR-000MV 128GB 6,124 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV75M0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 625 Write 121 Mixed 159 65% 302 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 27.8 136% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 525 DQ Write 90.8 DQ Mixed 180 165% 265 MB/s
Poor: 48% Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 59GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 58 65 70 105 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	44.9% Average	Read 80.8 Write 98.8 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 75.2 62% 83.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 76%
WD My Passport 25E1 2TB 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 29GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 38 41 39 40 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	26.3% Poor	Read 35.8 Write 38.5 Mixed 24.5 SusWrite 38.4 47% 34.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.3 152% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 26.3% Great: 61%
WD easystore 25FC 2TB 1,980 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 28GB free, PID 25fc Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 39 40 40 40 40 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	27.8% Poor	Read 41.2 Write 41.3 Mixed 27.3 SusWrite 39 50% 37.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.3 159% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 62%
WD My Passport 25E1 2TB 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1TB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 96 98 96 95 93 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	35.5% Below average	Read 92.7 Write 83.2 Mixed 27.7 SusWrite 95.3 98% 74.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 29% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS824A.C8FHD1 1x8GB 5,399 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	31.2% Below average	MC Read 13 MC Write 10 MC Mixed 10.4 32% 11.1 GB/s	SC Read 5.8 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 5.1 16% 5.77 GB/s	Latency 87.4 46% 87.4 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 46%

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

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Gaming 25%

Raft

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 21%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI B250M GAMING PRO (MS-7A65)

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	355x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	310x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	234x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	285x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	269x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	141x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	72x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	48x
A400 120GBKingston $30Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	43x

RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	72x
HyperX 2400 C15 1x8GBKingstonBench 40%, 46,352 samples	47x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	43x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $182

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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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