MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics85% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive115% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A72
MotherboardMSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72)  (all builds)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171117
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 27 '21 at 12:58
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 100%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
61.4% Good
Memory 64
1-Core 79
2-Core 165
58% 103 Pts
4-Core 317
8-Core 530
52% 423 Pts
64-Core 615
38% 615 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 61.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
85% Excellent
Lighting 107
Reflection 104
Parallax 98.6
88% 103 fps
MRender 92.4
Gravity 99.4
Splatting 100
80% 97.4 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 121 126 117 120 122 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 487
Write 471
Mixed 395
SusWrite 150
84% 376 MB/s
4K Read 48.2
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 65.2
225% 80.7 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 355
268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 115%
Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115
210GB free
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 453 452 462 466 464 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 484
Write 461
Mixed 377
SusWrite 457
100% 445 MB/s
4K Read 33
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 51.4
182% 69.8 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 355
267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 120%
Great: 124%
Samsung MZALQ128HBHQ-000L2 128GB
119GB free
Firmware: AL2QFXV7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 717 197 201 203 203 203 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
188% Outstanding
Read 1,381
Write 1,068
Mixed 1,007
SusWrite 287
208% 936 MB/s
4K Read 55.7
4K Write 164
4K Mixed 77.3
270% 99.1 MB/s
DQ Read 507
DQ Write 915
DQ Mixed 591
483% 671 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 188%
Great: 169%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2800 C16 4x4GB-$210
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
65.9% Good
MC Read 25.4
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 22.5
72% 25.4 GB/s
SC Read 9.1
SC Write 18
SC Mixed 12
37% 13 GB/s
Latency 116
34% 116 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 65.9%
Great: 110%

 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 1,642 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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