MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 71.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics43.6% 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 Drive266% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A72
MotherboardMSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72)  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161026
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 11 '17 at 22:04
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 26%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
71.2% Very good
Memory 80
1-Core 112
2-Core 225
78% 139 Pts
4-Core 345
8-Core 446
50% 396 Pts
64-Core 410
25% 410 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1279 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.1.1
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
43.6% Average
Lighting 51.7
Reflection 57.3
Parallax 71.8
42% 60.3 fps
MRender 67.5
Gravity 53.9
Splatting 51.9
47% 57.8 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 43.6%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
438GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
266% Outstanding
Read 2,543
Write 1,373
Mixed 1,421
392% 1,779 MB/s
4K Read 52.5
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 51.4
209% 74.6 MB/s
DQ Read 440
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 160
180% 308 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 266%
Great: 254%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
73.6% Very good
Read 138
Write 119
Mixed 128
97% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.17
4K Write 1.25
4K Mixed 0.11
42% 0.51 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBR2 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
77.5% Very good
MC Read 28.5
MC Write 30.5
MC Mixed 26.8
82% 28.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 26.9
SC Mixed 16.6
56% 19.6 GB/s
Latency 80.5
50% 80.5 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 86%

 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 1,644 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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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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