MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 164% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 142% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	191% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '24 at 18:34
Run Duration	251 Seconds
Run User	EST-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (44^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Memory 92.8 1-Core 134 2-Core 265 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 443 8-Core 729 72% 586 Pts	64-Core 732 45% 732 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-$550 45,585 User benchmarks, average bench 190% Asus(1043 895A) ≥ 4GB; E3267U-C DUAL-RTX4070-O12G-EVO CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 551.86 Performing below potential (54^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	191% Outstanding	Lighting 268 Reflection 258 Parallax 304 219% 277 fps	MRender 356 Gravity 240 Splatting 188 205% 261 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 205%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 104GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 800 601 596 591 563 528 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 2,176 Write 1,760 Mixed 1,269 SusWrite 613 324% 1,455 MB/s	4K Read 56 4K Write 94.6 4K Mixed 69.2 224% 73.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,024 DQ Write 476 DQ Mixed 775 568% 758 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 340%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,319 Write 1,748 Mixed 1,305 396% 1,791 MB/s	4K Read 54.5 4K Write 93.7 4K Mixed 67.1 218% 71.8 MB/s	DQ Read 948 DQ Write 447 DQ Mixed 725 530% 707 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 337GB free Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 356 356 357 366 358 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 367 Write 416 Mixed 314 SusWrite 363 82% 365 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 79.6 4K Mixed 45.4 155% 53.8 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 128 157% 278 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 117%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 436GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 479 477 471 469 465 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 476 Mixed 462 SusWrite 459 107% 476 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 84.4 4K Mixed 53.4 174% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%
WDC WDS100T2G0A-00JH30 1TB 17,953 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 118GB free Firmware: UH510000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 48 77 45 44 150 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 447 Write 290 Mixed 178 SusWrite 98.2 56% 253 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 36.2 4K Mixed 7.3 54% 20.1 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 76.7 DQ Mixed 15 33% 69 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF3600C18D4/16GX 2x16GB 12,541 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.6% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 20.1 71% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 22.7 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 123%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	70	58	60	27"	1280 720	SAM0B49 S27D590

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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 $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	364x
Core i5-7400Intel $90Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	253x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	221x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	274x
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 $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	52x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	35x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16