MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 63.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	19.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 20 '22 at 19:41
Run Duration	246 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	63.9% Good	Memory 66.6 1-Core 82.7 2-Core 166 60% 105 Pts	4-Core 328 8-Core 594 55% 461 Pts	64-Core 610 38% 610 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$36 12,447 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: R1115D0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,514 Write 1,068 Mixed 909 257% 1,164 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 43.4 4K Mixed 21.5 102% 32.9 MB/s	DQ Read 768 DQ Write 84 DQ Mixed 436 316% 430 MB/s
Poor: 103% Great: 228%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 55GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 300 268 134 112 115 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 407 Write 410 Mixed 373 SusWrite 221 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 90.8 4K Mixed 53.3 176% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 356 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 124%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$50 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 996GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 132 131 132 133 131 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 127 Write 94.8 Mixed 90.4 SusWrite 130 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$47 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 652GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 143 138 139 140 141 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 89 Write 101 Mixed 66.2 SusWrite 140 73% 99 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.3 94% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 106%
WD Purple Surveillance 3TB (2017)-$89 3,058 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 148 146 148 148 147 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 138 Write 146 Mixed 59.3 SusWrite 147 89% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 916GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 189 188 190 188 187 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 154 Write 126 Mixed 76.1 SusWrite 186 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 114%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$90 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.1 0 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Write 0.5 Mixed 1.7 SusWrite 0.2 1% 0.8 MB/s	4K Read 757 4K Mixed 0 47,300% 378 MB/s
Poor: 46% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot PSD48G213381 4x8GB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	62.5% Good	MC Read 23.7 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 21.4 68% 23.8 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 11.3 37% 12.8 GB/s	Latency 110 36% 110 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 103%

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 34%

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

CPU
Core i5-7500Intel $62Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	368x
Core i5-7400Intel $70Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	254x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	221x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	277x
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 $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	40x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	31x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	61x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	52x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	36x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $415

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16