MSI B250M GAMING PRO (MS-7A65)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	22.7% 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)
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	MSI MS-7A65
Motherboard	MSI B250M GAMING PRO (MS-7A65) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20170206
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 02 '24 at 11:14
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	NGA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 88.7 1-Core 122 2-Core 233 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 655 69% 554 Pts	64-Core 653 40% 653 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 370-$153 39,178 User benchmarks, average bench 21% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1030 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.Q2.1 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	22.7% Poor	Lighting 27.9 Reflection 37.9 Parallax 36.9 23% 34.2 fps	MRender 31.4 Gravity 26.5 Splatting 25.9 23% 27.9 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 22.7% Great: 23%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 351GB free (System drive) Firmware: 020KST17 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 185 Write 108 Mixed 343 48% 212 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 86.3 4K Mixed 42.7 158% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 305 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 232 198% 288 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 102%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 22,017 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3TB free Firmware: 0708 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 101 Write 118 Mixed 73.8 73% 97.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.6 181% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 17% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2666C16/8G KHX2400C15D4/8G 16GB 99 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 21.7 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 30.1 SC Mixed 23 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 66.3 60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 86%

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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	26	4	60	18.9"	1440 829	VSCD627 VX1951m

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Desktop 74%

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Workstation 21%

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Motherboard: MSI B250M GAMING PRO (MS-7A65)

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $87Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	358x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	313x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	238x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	286x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	273x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	142x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	72x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	49x
A400 120GBKingston $28Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	43x

RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	73x
HyperX 2400 C15 1x8GBKingstonBench 40%, 46,352 samples	47x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	44x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $174

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16