MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	81.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	95.9% 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	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	18.1 GB free of 20 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170407
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '18 at 00:32
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	54%

Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	79.8% Very good	Memory 91 1-Core 117 2-Core 200 79% 136 Pts	4-Core 370 8-Core 618 60% 494 Pts	64-Core 660 41% 660 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 36FC) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.4% Excellent	Lighting 101 Reflection 113 Parallax 106 83% 107 fps	MRender 97.6 Gravity 96.3 Splatting 95.6 79% 96.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD7SN6S-256G-1006 256GB 4,074 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 202GB free (System drive) Firmware: X3511006 SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 250 251 254 253 254 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 441 Mixed 289 SusWrite 256 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 42 158% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 337 DQ Write 216 DQ Mixed 202 171% 252 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 92%
Patriot Torqx 128GB SSD 47 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 118GB free Firmware: 2030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 145 145 145 145 145 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	Read 201 Write 144 Mixed 110 SusWrite 145 34% 150 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 10.7 4K Mixed 13.3 66% 17.4 MB/s	DQ Read 59.1 DQ Write 10.8 DQ Mixed 13.7 16% 27.9 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 38%
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25 19,988 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 265GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 84 86 87 87 88 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	50.1% Above average	Read 88.5 Write 85.8 Mixed 63.3 SusWrite 85.7 60% 80.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLT4G4D26AFTA.8FBD 04CD F4-2400C15-16GFT 20GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	72.6% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 21 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 29.8 SC Mixed 23.5 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 73%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72) Builds (Compare 1,652 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $91Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	253x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	221x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	273x
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 $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	40x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	31x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	61x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	52x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	35x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $442

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16