MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.1% 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 Drive	81% 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	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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161207
Uptime	11.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 30 '17 at 16:50
Run Duration	255 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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)	85.7% Excellent	Memory 91.4 1-Core 114 2-Core 223 82% 143 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 461 62% 461 Pts	64-Core 463 29% 463 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3413) CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 16.6 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Lighting 70.2 Reflection 67 Parallax 95.8 57% 77.7 fps	MRender 67.6 Gravity 67.4 Splatting 54.8 51% 63.3 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78 26,547 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 171GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 262 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 103 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 133 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 26 (C2) HDA temperature 98 98 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 304	81% Excellent	Read 511 Write 347 Mixed 348 89% 402 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 71.2 4K Mixed 10 100% 38 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 233 DQ Mixed 9.83 74% 173 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 97%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 730GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 172 2325 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 126 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 259 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 96 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 22 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 906 (C2) HDA temperature 113 106 30 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	92.8% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 167 Mixed 154 120% 159 MB/s	4K Read 1.25 4K Write 2.52 4K Mixed 0.34 137% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 109%
SMI USB disk 8GB 5,941 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 7GB free, PID null Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	6.93% Terrible	Read 26.1 Write 6.26 Mixed 8.94 14% 13.8 MB/s	4K Read 7.48 4K Write 0.006 4K Mixed 0.006 28% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.93% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB-$29 19,452 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 22.4 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 27.7 SC Mixed 22.3 63% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 88%

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

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 34%

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

CPU
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	361x
Core i5-7400Intel $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	252x
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 $43Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16