MSI B250 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


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 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 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	3.81% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	86.8% 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.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI B250 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 07 '24 at 17:18
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	4%

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-$248 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Memory 85.4 1-Core 130 2-Core 256 87% 157 Pts	4-Core 464 8-Core 723 73% 594 Pts	64-Core 714 44% 714 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 7A68) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.2111 Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	3.81% Terrible	Lighting 6.9 Reflection 8.7 Parallax 7.8 6% 7.8 fps	MRender 1 Gravity 0.1 Splatting 0.1 0% 0.4 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.81% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$76 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 46 39 44 37 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 479 Write 167 Mixed 399 SusWrite 70.2 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 92.8 4K Mixed 41.7 155% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 348 262% 350 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 134%
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB 89,596 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 649GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 125 125 126 125 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	58% Above average	Read 75.6 Write 123 Mixed 58.9 SusWrite 125 70% 95.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.6 192% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$207 4,097 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.8% Good	MC Read 26 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 19.6 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 27.7 SC Mixed 20.7 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 70.5 57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 102%

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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	42	6	60	24"	1280 720	BNQ7F31 ZOWIE XL LCD

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Gaming 48%

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Desktop 83%

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Workstation 41%

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Motherboard: MSI B250 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7A68)

CPU
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	122x
Core i7-7700KIntel $248Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	122x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	96x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	112x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	75x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	60x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	25x
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 177%, 99,566 samples	25x
A400 120GBKingston $26Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	20x

RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	35x
BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD2 2x8GBCrucialBench 78%, 16,539 samples	17x
BLS8G4D26BFSBK.8FBR 2x8GBCrucialBench 71%, 167 samples	15x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $383

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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