MSI B250M PRO OPT BOOST (MS-7A74)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics32% 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 Drive220% 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A74
MotherboardMSI B250M PRO OPT BOOST (MS-7A74)  (all builds)
Memory5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180626
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateAug 15 '18 at 17:36
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700T
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Memory 83.4
1-Core 82.1
2-Core 176
66% 114 Pts
4-Core 371
8-Core 597
59% 484 Pts
64-Core 593
37% 593 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
Dell(1028 3512) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
32% Below average
Lighting 40.1
Reflection 31
Parallax 37.8
33% 36.3 fps
MRender 39
Gravity 38
Splatting 36.3
31% 37.7 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 32%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
145GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 596 330 329 327 327 329 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
220% Outstanding
Read 2,188
Write 1,458
Mixed 1,276
SusWrite 373
294% 1,324 MB/s
4K Read 56.5
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 72.5
240% 82 MB/s
DQ Read 847
DQ Write 702
DQ Mixed 794
590% 781 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 220%
Great: 280%
Hitachi HDN726040ALE614 4TB
3TB free
Firmware: APGNW7JH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 192 197 198 192 199 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 193
Write 200
Mixed 84
SusWrite 196
122% 168 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 0.8
227% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 112%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSCK.8FBD 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
36.2% Below average
MC Read 13.8
MC Write 12.4
MC Mixed 9.3
34% 11.8 GB/s
SC Read 10.6
SC Write 12.2
SC Mixed 11.7
33% 11.5 GB/s
Latency 74.4
54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 36.2%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B250M PRO OPT BOOST (MS-7A74) Builds (Compare 25 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI B250M PRO OPT BOOST (MS-7A74)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $240
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