MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics83.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive79.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A74
MotherboardMSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74)  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170406
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 12 '17 at 03:59
Run Duration90 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing as expected (56th 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, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
80.6% Excellent
Memory 84.3
1-Core 125
2-Core 239
84% 150 Pts
4-Core 414
8-Core 613
64% 513 Pts
64-Core 627
39% 627 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.53
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
83.5% Excellent
Lighting 105
Reflection 115
Parallax 98.3
85% 106 fps
MRender 97
Gravity 95.3
Splatting 100
80% 97.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
414GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR040 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
79.4% Very good
Read 477
Write 332
Mixed 337
85% 382 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 78.7
4K Mixed 19.5
106% 41.5 MB/s
DQ Read 170
DQ Write 223
DQ Mixed 14.7
62% 136 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown MR[A/B]4U266GHHF8G 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.2% Good
MC Read 24.3
MC Write 26.1
MC Mixed 22.5
69% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 27.7
SC Mixed 20.9
62% 21.7 GB/s
Latency 72.9
55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 94%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74) Builds (Compare 2,433 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $198
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