MSI B250M GAMING PRO (MS-7A65)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics60.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive101% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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-7A65
MotherboardMSI B250M GAMING PRO (MS-7A65)  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170627
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 10 '22 at 20:18
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User KWT-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Memory 89.9
1-Core 137
2-Core 244
89% 157 Pts
4-Core 445
8-Core 750
73% 597 Pts
64-Core 750
46% 750 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
MSI(1462 3176) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 512.77
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
60.3% Good
Lighting 75.1
Reflection 85.2
Parallax 75.2
61% 78.5 fps
MRender 76.1
Gravity 74.3
Splatting 66.3
58% 72.2 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Acer SA100 240GB
191GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0524A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 422 443 441 448 429 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 493
Write 398
Mixed 387
SusWrite 420
95% 425 MB/s
4K Read 39
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 23.1
155% 62.5 MB/s
DQ Read 154
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 33.4
84% 170 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 101%
Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
931GB free
Firmware: 1001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 204 202 202 203 201 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 198
Write 185
Mixed 84
SusWrite 199
121% 166 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 114%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT8G4DFD8213.C16FAR1 859B CT8G4DFS824A.C8FHD1 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
73.1% Very good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 28
MC Mixed 21.5
73% 25.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 23.2
68% 23.7 GB/s
Latency 67.4
59% 67.4 ns

 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 1,679 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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