MSI B250M PRO-VD(MS-7A74)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	84.3% 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	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.

System	MSI MS-7A74
Motherboard	MSI B250M PRO-VD(MS-7A74) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161014
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 26 '17 at 00:26
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7500-$89 149,467 User benchmarks, average bench 67% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Memory 94.3 1-Core 118 2-Core 233 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 458 61% 456 Pts	64-Core 456 28% 456 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 5173) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2134 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.66 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 106 Reflection 117 Parallax 97.7 86% 107 fps	Gravity 95.5 Splatting 94.9 84% 95.2 fps
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74 29,295 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 172GB free (System drive) Firmware: O0803B5a Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 765 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 788 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 187 (A3) Unknown 100 100 12 (A4) Unknown 100 100 61928 (A5) Unknown 100 100 86 (A6) Unknown 100 100 3 (A7) Unknown 100 100 31 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 97 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 21 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 67 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 46 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 1 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 184341 (F2) Unknown 100 100 158400 (F5) Unknown 100 100 247712	84.3% Excellent	Read 493 Write 252 Mixed 269 74% 338 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 51.8 4K Mixed 30.5 128% 40.9 MB/s	DQ Read 324 DQ Write 157 DQ Mixed 43 84% 174 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 92%
Hitachi HDS724020ALE640 2TB 551 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 342GB free Firmware: MJ6OA5K0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 136 136 82 (03) Spinup time 138 138 38686687648 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 905 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5727 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 869 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1124 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1124 (C2) HDA temperature 162 162 296353988645 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	57% Above average	Read 82.2 Write 117 Mixed 126 82% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.59 4K Write 1.53 4K Mixed 0.16 71% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 302GB free Firmware: JC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 108 87 16972650 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 98 323 (05) Reallocated sector count 94 94 250 (07) Seek error rate 67 60 6069861 (09) Power-on hours count 71 71 25737 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2275 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 1445 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 65 40 421495701539 (C2) HDA temperature 35 60 73014444067 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 24 15 16972650 (C5) Current pending sector count 97 97 135 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 97 97 135 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 94124208298850 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2007274510 (F2) Unknown 100 253 206446824	59.3% Above average	Read 109 Write 97.9 Mixed 102 78% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.37 4K Mixed 0.35 85% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$51 7,248 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 32.4 MC Mixed 24.8 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 31.6 SC Mixed 24.1 70% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 59 68% 59 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 86%

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Typical B250M PRO-VD(MS-7A74) Builds (Compare 119 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 34%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI B250M PRO-VD(MS-7A74) - $63

CPU
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	32x
Core i5-7400Intel $110Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	23x
Pentium G4560Intel $31Bench 57%, 70,054 samples	12x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	14x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	12x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	10x

SSD
MZNTY256HDHP-00000 256GBSamsungBench 87%, 2,168 samples	5x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	3x
OCZ TL100 240GBToshiba $56Bench 63%, 10,555 samples	3x

RAM
TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 2x8GBUnknownBench 75%, 25,824 samples	4x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	3x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	3x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $269

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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