MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 38.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics31.5% 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)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A72
MotherboardMSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72)  (all builds)
Memory6.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171117
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 14 '18 at 07:00
Run Duration103 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
38.2% Below average
Memory 63.6
1-Core 25.3
2-Core 44.1
32% 44.3 Pts
4-Core 73.2
8-Core 96.9
11% 85.1 Pts
64-Core 95.8
6% 95.8 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 38.2%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100
EVGA(3842 2956) 2GB
CLim: 1611 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
31.5% Below average
Lighting 38.6
Reflection 33.9
Parallax 29.6
32% 34 fps
MRender 44.8
Gravity 36.3
Splatting 36.4
32% 39.2 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 31.5%
Great: 28%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
592GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC38 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
57% Above average
Read 102
Write 97.2
Mixed 102
76% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.78
4K Write 1.07
4K Mixed 0.55
114% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 57%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL16-16-16 D4-2400 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
44.5% Average
MC Read 15.4
MC Write 16.5
MC Mixed 18.9
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 6.1
SC Write 9.6
SC Mixed 8.5
23% 8.07 GB/s
Latency 118
34% 118 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 44.5%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72) Builds (Compare 1,643 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $442
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