MSI B250M GAMING PRO (MS-7A65)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics23.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A65
MotherboardMSI B250M GAMING PRO (MS-7A65)  (all builds)
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20161121
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 18 '17 at 16:05
Run Duration80 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Memory 92.5
1-Core 128
2-Core 256
89% 159 Pts
4-Core 421
8-Core 710
69% 566 Pts
64-Core 709
44% 709 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 560-$500
CLim: 1196 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: Press
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
23.9% Poor
Lighting 28.2
Reflection 31.1
Parallax 35.1
23% 31.4 fps
MRender 30.7
Gravity 27.4
Splatting 34.6
26% 30.9 fps
Poor: 19%
This bench: 23.9%
Great: 25%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate IronWolf 2TB (2016)-$105
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: SC60 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
67.7% Good
Read 124
Write 112
Mixed 110
87% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.54
4K Write 1.53
4K Mixed 0.2
74% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 67.7%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
38.8% Below average
MC Read 14
MC Write 13.1
MC Mixed 10.2
36% 12.4 GB/s
SC Read 11.7
SC Write 13.8
SC Mixed 12.2
36% 12.6 GB/s
Latency 63.1
63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 38.8%
Great: 43%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B250M GAMING PRO (MS-7A65) Builds (Compare 1,674 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI B250M GAMING PRO (MS-7A65)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $197
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