MSI B250 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A68)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics35.7% 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 Drive33% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
SystemMSI MS-7A68
MotherboardMSI B250 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A68)  (all builds)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180704
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 12 '21 at 12:39
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User EST-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6400-$79
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.5% Very good
Memory 82.2
1-Core 104
2-Core 205
74% 130 Pts
4-Core 401
8-Core 382
53% 391 Pts
64-Core 400
25% 400 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
MSI(1462 2827) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
35.7% Below average
Lighting 41.8
Reflection 39.6
Parallax 53.8
34% 45.1 fps
MRender 55.5
Gravity 49.6
Splatting 40.9
39% 48.7 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 35.7%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
AXNS381E-256GM-B 256GB
203GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 263j-HP
SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 32 32 32 33 33 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
33% Below average
Read 401
Write 32.4
Mixed 60.2
SusWrite 31.5
28% 131 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 2.1
56% 12.6 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 33%
Great: 85%
HFS512G32MND-3210A 512GB
476GB free
Firmware: 20400P00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 408 433 423 420 421 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 449
Write 423
Mixed 349
SusWrite 402
91% 406 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 88.2
4K Mixed 39.9
141% 52.2 MB/s
DQ Read 367
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 292
234% 330 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 102%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown GR2400D464L17S/4G 075D GR2400D464L17S/4G 859B CT4G4DFS824A.M8FB 859B CT4G4DFS824A.M8FB 16GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
73.8% Very good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 28.6
MC Mixed 23.8
75% 26.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 29.7
SC Mixed 22.9
63% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 76.6
52% 76.6 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B250 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A68) Builds (Compare 690 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht

Motherboard: MSI B250 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A68)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $358
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