MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 118%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 104%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics137% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive256% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A72
MotherboardMSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72)  (all builds)
Memory28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170407
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 24 '17 at 02:26
Run Duration80 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Memory 87.7
1-Core 141
2-Core 271
92% 167 Pts
4-Core 455
8-Core 764
74% 609 Pts
64-Core 738
46% 738 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 384.94
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
137% Outstanding
Lighting 194
Reflection 209
Parallax 187
158% 196 fps
MRender 134
Gravity 186
Splatting 132
122% 151 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 137%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
431GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
256% Outstanding
Read 2,007
Write 1,396
Mixed 1,273
345% 1,559 MB/s
4K Read 57.6
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 56.2
229% 82 MB/s
DQ Read 526
DQ Write 397
DQ Mixed 169
206% 364 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 256%
Great: 254%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
71.8% Very good
MC Read 25.7
MC Write 27.2
MC Mixed 22.5
72% 25.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 28
SC Mixed 23.1
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 69.8
57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 89%

 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 1,644 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
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HDDRAMUSB
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