MSI B250M GAMING PRO (MS-7A65)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics36.9% 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 Drive74.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A65
MotherboardMSI B250M GAMING PRO (MS-7A65)  (all builds)
Memory4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20180724
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 14 '22 at 16:32
Run Duration164 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU 15%
Watch Gameplay: 570 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
83.1% Excellent
Memory 93.7
1-Core 119
2-Core 222
84% 145 Pts
4-Core 391
8-Core 615
62% 503 Pts
64-Core 611
38% 611 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130
CLim: 1268 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.10.2
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
36.9% Below average
Lighting 43.3
Reflection 59.9
Parallax 69.5
35% 57.6 fps
MRender 54.9
Gravity 53.3
Splatting 41.7
40% 50 fps
Poor: 37%
This bench: 36.9%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS250G2B0B 250GB
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 92 72 53 89 54 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
74.7% Very good
Read 473
Write 438
Mixed 304
SusWrite 90.1
73% 326 MB/s
4K Read 29.1
4K Write 58.1
4K Mixed 32.3
116% 39.8 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 278
DQ Mixed 272
218% 308 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 104%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
61GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 125 146 118 100 127 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 182
Mixed 98.1
SusWrite 123
110% 149 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 109%
WDC WD32 00BPVT-22ZEST0 320GB
72GB free, PID 2329
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 37 36 37 37 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
16.7% Very poor
Read 38.4
Write 34.4
Mixed 26.2
SusWrite 36.5
45% 33.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.5
53% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 16.7%
Great: 18%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905678-027.A00G 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
38.3% Below average
MC Read 14.5
MC Write 12.3
MC Mixed 11.1
36% 12.6 GB/s
SC Read 11.2
SC Write 10.7
SC Mixed 8.7
29% 10.2 GB/s
Latency 60.5
66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 38.3%
Great: 41%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 25%
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Desktop
Desktop 74%
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Workstation
Workstation 21%
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Motherboard: MSI B250M GAMING PRO (MS-7A65)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $173
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