MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 47.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	54.5% 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)
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.

Very high background CPU (82%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	1.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170407
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '20 at 17:41
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	EST-User
Background CPU	82%

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PC Performing way below expectations (17^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 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	47.5% Average	Memory 66.4 1-Core 92.2 2-Core 144 59% 101 Pts	4-Core 169 8-Core 157 22% 163 Pts	64-Core 99.6 6% 99.6 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	54.5% Above average	Lighting 66.2 Reflection 74.7 Parallax 67.8 54% 69.6 fps	MRender 66.3 Gravity 70.4 Splatting 66.8 56% 67.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Intel 545s Series 256GB-$79 17,432 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: LHF002C SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 29 31 27 31 32 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 67% Great: 117%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 253GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 80 89 89 91 93 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 160 Write 133 Mixed 31 SusWrite 88 74% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFD824A.C16FDD2 1x8GB 766 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	34.7% Below average	MC Read 13 MC Write 12.6 MC Mixed 11.6 35% 12.4 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 9.9 24% 8.53 GB/s	Latency 110 36% 110 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 47%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	221x

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 $75Bench 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