MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.73% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive203% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (77%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A72
MotherboardMSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72)  (all builds)
Memory29.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170407
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 07 '17 at 22:34
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 77%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-7100-$70
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.9% Very good
Memory 92.1
1-Core 104
2-Core 210
78% 136 Pts
4-Core 346
8-Core 347
46% 347 Pts
64-Core 311
19% 311 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
MSI(1462 7A72) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4565
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
6.73% Terrible
Lighting 7.03
Reflection 10.5
Parallax 6.44
6% 7.98 fps
MRender 9.43
Gravity 5.53
Splatting 15
9% 10 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.73%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
156GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
203% Outstanding
Read 1,836
Write 1,148
Mixed 1,184
307% 1,389 MB/s
4K Read 55.9
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 31.8
190% 69.7 MB/s
DQ Read 57.3
DQ Write 146
DQ Mixed 28.3
43% 77.1 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 203%
Great: 236%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80
1TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
62.6% Good
Read 114
Write 104
Mixed 110
82% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.93
4K Write 2.25
4K Mixed 0.29
113% 1.16 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 62.6%
Great: 96%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 859B BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBR2 859B BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 859B BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBR2 32GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
84% Excellent
MC Read 28.3
MC Write 32.4
MC Mixed 28.3
85% 29.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 33.9
SC Mixed 26.4
75% 26.1 GB/s
Latency 64
62% 64 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 84%
Great: 84%

 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 1,648 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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HDDRAMUSB
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