MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 68.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161207
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 01 '21 at 10:10
Run Duration	446 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	41%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-7100-$41 79,299 User benchmarks, average bench 57% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Memory 83.4 1-Core 108 2-Core 189 74% 127 Pts	4-Core 314 8-Core 323 42% 318 Pts	64-Core 305 19% 305 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 69%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$60 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 73 81 78 76 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 101 Write 51.2 Mixed 49.1 SusWrite 75.9 51% 69.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.2 45% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$79 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 246GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 132 129 133 128 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 128 Write 123 Mixed 59.6 SusWrite 131 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.9 148% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 75%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$60 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 101GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 101 102 102 102 103 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 88.9 Write 97.3 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 102 64% 87.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 84%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 321GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 134 134 134 134 134 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 132 Write 132 Mixed 87.3 SusWrite 134 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$84 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 340GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 186 186 184 184 185 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 150 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 184 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBR2 029E CMV8GX4M1A2400C16 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	76.3% Very good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 30.8 MC Mixed 24.2 77% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 32 SC Mixed 23.1 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 74.5 54% 74.5 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 76%

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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	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 $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	31x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	61x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 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 $290	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16