MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	66% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '21 at 19:19
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7400-$95 234,266 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Memory 86.4 1-Core 107 2-Core 215 78% 136 Pts	4-Core 428 8-Core 429 57% 429 Pts	64-Core 422 26% 422 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85B1) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Lighting 66.6 Reflection 104 Parallax 64 54% 78.1 fps	MRender 67.9 Gravity 68.8 Splatting 63.6 54% 66.8 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 93 80 83 83 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	66% Good	Read 394 Write 115 Mixed 227 SusWrite 90.7 46% 207 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 90.9 4K Mixed 20 121% 47.4 MB/s	DQ Read 186 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 7.9 62% 143 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 78%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 489GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 460 366 240 240 242 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 412 Write 489 Mixed 390 SusWrite 330 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 42.7 156% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 323 246% 331 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 99%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 466GB free Firmware: 06.01D06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 119 118 119 119 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Read 123 Write 112 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 118 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 69%
WD RE4 500GB (2010)-$30 12,344 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 466GB free Firmware: 01.01S03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 131 132 130 132 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 132 Write 126 Mixed 112 SusWrite 131 93% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 190% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 32.7 MC Mixed 23.9 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 33.5 SC Mixed 23.7 72% 25 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 28: 2R 4G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
28%	23%	52	11	9	144	23.8"	1280 720	AOC2402 24G2W1G4

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 34%

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Motherboard: MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72) - $95

CPU
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	361x
Core i5-7400Intel $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	252x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	220x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	272x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	176x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	125x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	60x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	40x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	31x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	61x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	52x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	35x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $442

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16