MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics57.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7A72
MotherboardMSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72)  (all builds)
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161207
Uptime3.8 Days
Run DateMar 15 '20 at 19:45
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$169
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
86% Excellent
Memory 89.1
1-Core 125
2-Core 251
86% 155 Pts
4-Core 480
8-Core 470
64% 475 Pts
64-Core 470
29% 470 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 86%
Great: 89%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
EVGA(3842 6264) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.59
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
57.5% Above average
Lighting 72.9
Reflection 72.2
Parallax 60.9
59% 68.7 fps
MRender 63
Gravity 64.9
Splatting 67.6
54% 65.2 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 57.5%
Great: 60%
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
MSI(1462 7A72) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7263
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
2.94% Terrible
Lighting 0.07
Reflection 10.8
Parallax 7.81
0% 6.23 fps
MRender 6.71
Gravity 7
Splatting 15.3
8% 9.69 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.94%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HUS724030ALE640 3TB
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: MJ8OA580
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 109 93 96 94 95 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
60.3% Good
Read 113
Write 121
Mixed 63.7
SusWrite 97.2
72% 98.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 90%
Generic Flash Disk 4GB
1GB free, PID 6996
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1 1.1 1 1.1 1 1.1 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
0.58% Terrible
Read 1
Write 0.8
Mixed 1
SusWrite 1
1% 0.95 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
3% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 1%
This bench: 0.58%
Great: 5%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2400 C15 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
40.7% Average
MC Read 13.9
MC Write 14.2
MC Mixed 12.1
38% 13.4 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 13.3
SC Mixed 13.5
37% 12.8 GB/s
Latency 68.3
59% 68.3 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 40.7%
Great: 48%

 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 1,659 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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