MSI B250M GAMING PRO (MS-7A65)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 156%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 130%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics191% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive65.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A65
MotherboardMSI B250M GAMING PRO (MS-7A65)  (all builds)
Memory9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170206
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateDec 08 '20 at 14:25
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
84% Excellent
Memory 91.6
1-Core 126
2-Core 222
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 619
64% 516 Pts
64-Core 641
40% 641 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 84%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148
Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.51
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
191% Outstanding
Lighting 314
Reflection 162
Parallax 161
256% 212 fps
MRender 160
Gravity 161
Splatting 160
132% 161 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 191%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZMTE256HMHP-000MV 256GB
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT41M0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 55 57 57 52 51 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
65.9% Good
Read 469
Write 71
Mixed 91.4
SusWrite 56.6
37% 172 MB/s
4K Read 36.8
4K Write 49.2
4K Mixed 25.6
115% 37.2 MB/s
DQ Read 353
DQ Write 68.5
DQ Mixed 54.6
80% 159 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 65.9%
Great: 80%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
205GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 97 96 97 98 98 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
72.9% Very good
Read 156
Write 154
Mixed 93.7
SusWrite 97.5
92% 125 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 0.7
179% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.6% Good
MC Read 26.3
MC Write 25.7
MC Mixed 20
68% 24 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 24.5
SC Mixed 21.7
59% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 64.8
62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
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Workstation
Workstation 21%
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Motherboard: MSI B250M GAMING PRO (MS-7A65)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $182
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