MSI B250M GAMING PRO (MS-7A65)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics29.6% 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 Drive111% 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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A65
MotherboardMSI B250M GAMING PRO (MS-7A65)  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170206
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateJul 28 '21 at 14:48
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 24%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$95
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
74.9% Very good
Memory 78.6
1-Core 108
2-Core 198
73% 128 Pts
4-Core 416
8-Core 382
54% 399 Pts
64-Core 412
26% 412 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
Asus(1043 85D4) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.41
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
29.6% Poor
Lighting 37.4
Reflection 41
Parallax 39
30% 39.1 fps
MRender 37.5
Gravity 39.9
Splatting 27.5
28% 35 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 29.6%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
TEAML5Lite3D240G 240GB
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0410A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 301 283 282 278 267 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 361
Write 396
Mixed 340
SusWrite 282
78% 345 MB/s
4K Read 43.8
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 61.1
202% 71.4 MB/s
DQ Read 357
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 122
155% 275 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 111%
Great: 123%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA331 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: JKAOA3NH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 123 124 124 125 124 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
70.4% Very good
Read 122
Write 130
Mixed 60.7
SusWrite 123
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 70.4%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
44.5% Average
MC Read 16.2
MC Write 16.1
MC Mixed 13.7
44% 15.3 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 15.4
SC Mixed 12.6
38% 13.4 GB/s
Latency 83.1
48% 83.1 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 44.5%
Great: 53%

 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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