MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 66.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	133% 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.
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 (77%). 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	6.9 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	1.9 Days
Run Date	Jun 17 '21 at 13:57
Run Duration	346 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	77%

PC Performing as expected (45^th 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-$56 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 (87^th percentile)	66.5% Good	Memory 86.5 1-Core 77.7 2-Core 185 67% 117 Pts	4-Core 269 8-Core 280 36% 274 Pts	64-Core 273 17% 273 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 69%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75 52,084 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 729GB free (System drive) Firmware: P2CR033 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 776 64 42 864 377 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 927 Write 1,309 Mixed 963 SusWrite 368 201% 892 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 50.1 166% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 579 DQ Write 413 DQ Mixed 572 407% 521 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 299%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 234GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 131 126 113 128 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 121 Write 126 Mixed 60.4 SusWrite 125 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 75%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$61 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 116GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 87 90 75 89 89 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	52.5% Above average	Read 96.6 Write 84.4 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 85.9 60% 81.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 84%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 276GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 112 111 89 111 112 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 113 Write 111 Mixed 74.1 SusWrite 107 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 96%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$61 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 897GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 122 120 103 117 120 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 104 Write 97.6 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 116 70% 95 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.7 162% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 333GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 151 139 126 149 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Read 167 Write 170 Mixed 72.1 SusWrite 123 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.4 85% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.1% 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	73.8% Very good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 24.4 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 27.4 SC Mixed 21.2 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 76%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	22	20	4	32	0"	1920 1080

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Typical B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72) Builds (Compare 1,645 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 43%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 34%

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Motherboard: MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72) - $95

CPU
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	361x
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	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 $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