MSI B250M GAMING PRO (MS-7A65)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics28.8% 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 Drive112% 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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A65
MotherboardMSI B250M GAMING PRO (MS-7A65)  (all builds)
Memory3.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170627
Uptime4.9 Days
Run DateJan 21 '21 at 07:46
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 20%
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 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 (99th percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Memory 92.7
1-Core 98
2-Core 198
76% 129 Pts
4-Core 388
8-Core 402
53% 395 Pts
64-Core 406
25% 406 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 80.1%
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: 456.71
Performing below potential (59th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
28.8% Poor
Lighting 36.4
Reflection 39.8
Parallax 37.6
30% 37.9 fps
MRender 36.9
Gravity 38.4
Splatting 26.9
27% 34.1 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 28.8%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 386 391 414 449 447 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 480
Write 420
Mixed 422
SusWrite 404
97% 432 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 91
4K Mixed 51
166% 58.9 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 290
237% 337 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 112%
Great: 125%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
91GB free
Firmware: MS1OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 115 116 115 115 115 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
66.8% Good
Read 119
Write 101
Mixed 23.1
SusWrite 114
64% 89.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
133% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.2% Very good
MC Read 27
MC Write 29.4
MC Mixed 23.9
76% 26.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 25.7
SC Mixed 22.1
60% 21.1 GB/s
Latency 62.7
64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B250M GAMING PRO (MS-7A65) Builds (Compare 1,680 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard

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

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