MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 35% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 68%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	56.5% 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 Drive	107% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170407
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 18 '18 at 22:54
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G4600-$27 16,729 User benchmarks, average bench 63% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	68% Good	Memory 87 1-Core 101 2-Core 178 72% 122 Pts	4-Core 282 8-Core 304 39% 293 Pts	64-Core 308 19% 308 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 72%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7A72) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6136 Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	5.19% Terrible	Lighting 7.2 Reflection 10.5 Parallax 6.88 6% 8.2 fps	MRender 10.1 Gravity 6.17 Splatting 0.09 4% 5.47 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.19% Great: 7%
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% EVGA(3842 6160) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Lighting 70.5 Reflection 68.9 Parallax 59.9 58% 66.4 fps	MRender 70.5 Gravity 64.9 Splatting 65.5 55% 67 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU800NS38 128GB 7,443 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 94GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0518BS SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 410 422 424 419 422 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 418 Mixed 392 SusWrite 415 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 45.1 166% 63.2 MB/s	DQ Read 128 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 156 141% 208 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 102%
Intel 520 Series 180GB-$132 14,258 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 156GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 154 149 157 155 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Read 354 Write 217 Mixed 231 SusWrite 149 53% 238 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 44.2 174% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 219 172% 240 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 88%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 846GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 186 187 186 186 186 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 189 Mixed 111 SusWrite 186 124% 169 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 109%
Seagate FreeAgent Go 250GB 667 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 163GB free, PID 2100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	16.6% Very poor	Read 37.3 Write 35.8 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 36.7 45% 33.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 56% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x4GB-$47 29,751 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.6% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 31 MC Mixed 24.1 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 23.5 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 70.5 57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 98%

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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	360x
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	175x
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