MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics96.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A72
MotherboardMSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72)  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180705
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 04 '20 at 23:33
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700T
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Memory 91.4
1-Core 91.4
2-Core 233
78% 139 Pts
4-Core 430
8-Core 634
66% 532 Pts
64-Core 633
39% 633 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300
Ram: 6GB, Driver: 20.9.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.3% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 99.7
Parallax 178
96% 132 fps
MRender 97
Gravity 109
Splatting 138
96% 115 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 96.3%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLW128HEGR-000H1 128GB
4GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB73H1Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,505
Write 733
Mixed 585
206% 941 MB/s
4K Read 56.1
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 68.7
239% 83.4 MB/s
DQ Read 60.6
DQ Write 176
DQ Mixed 81.4
73% 106 MB/s
Poor: 101% Great: 317%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107
2TB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 139 138 137 138 140 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Read 141
Write 136
Mixed 117
SusWrite 139
99% 133 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
216% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
71.8% Very good
MC Read 27.5
MC Write 27.5
MC Mixed 20.5
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 26.9
SC Mixed 22.7
63% 22 GB/s
Latency 65.2
61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 88%

 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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