MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	3.53% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	33.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161207
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Jun 17 '18 at 08:24
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7500-$89 149,467 User benchmarks, average bench 67% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Memory 91.6 1-Core 121 2-Core 239 85% 150 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 468 61% 462 Pts	64-Core 460 28% 460 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 630 60,212 User benchmarks, average bench 4% MSI(1462 8A90) 2GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.53% Terrible	Lighting 4.43 Reflection 5.54 Parallax 3.5 4% 4.49 fps	MRender 4.81 Gravity 4.67 Splatting 3.22 3% 4.23 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.53% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 120GB 22,748 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: S9FM02.1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 6796 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1939 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 1 (AD) Unknown 100 100 71696594 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 32 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 30 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 15 (F1) Unknown 100 100 13237763	33.1% Below average	Read 197 Write 76.7 Mixed 99.5 27% 124 MB/s	4K Read 15.8 4K Write 71.4 4K Mixed 4.36 67% 30.5 MB/s	DQ Read 28.3 DQ Write 56.9 DQ Mixed 2.76 13% 29.3 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 94%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 846GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 68 (03) Spinup time 126 126 12896698551 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2538 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 110 110 36 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2533 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 412 (C0) Power-off retract count 98 98 2539 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 2539 (C2) HDA temperature 253 253 201863987210 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	96.3% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 168 Mixed 134 117% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.92 4K Write 1.81 4K Mixed 0.2 94% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD 1x8GB 5,712 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	47.6% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 16.8 MC Mixed 14.2 45% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 14.3 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 64.8 62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 48%

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

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Typical B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72) Builds (Compare 1,648 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 34%

Sail boat

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

CPU
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	363x
Core i5-7400Intel $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	253x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	220x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	272x
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 $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	40x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	31x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	61x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	52x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	35x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $442

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16