MSI B250 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A64)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics62.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A64
MotherboardMSI B250 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A64)  (all builds)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1500 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180704
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateOct 11 '19 at 02:19
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600-$132
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
75.6% Very good
Memory 80
1-Core 93.6
2-Core 217
72% 130 Pts
4-Core 414
8-Core 405
55% 409 Pts
64-Core 415
26% 415 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Zotac(19DA 3438) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2152 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.15
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
62.1% Good
Lighting 77.9
Reflection 78.4
Parallax 73.9
64% 76.7 fps
MRender 73.1
Gravity 72
Splatting 72.5
59% 72.5 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$32
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 38 35 12 23 41 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 33% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
411GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 143 148 146 148 146 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Read 162
Write 155
Mixed 85
SusWrite 146
100% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
128% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
65.8% Good
MC Read 24.9
MC Write 25.6
MC Mixed 20.3
67% 23.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 22.8
SC Mixed 19.4
53% 18.7 GB/s
Latency 80.6
50% 80.6 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 65.8%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B250 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A64) Builds (Compare 396 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI B250 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A64)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $516
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