MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics109% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive131% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory30 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170406
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 01 '17 at 20:06
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
97% Outstanding
Memory 91.7
1-Core 142
2-Core 281
95% 172 Pts
4-Core 552
8-Core 782
84% 667 Pts
64-Core 782
48% 782 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 97%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 144
Reflection 150
Parallax 142
117% 145 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 139
Splatting 110
99% 123 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 109%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
156GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
131% Outstanding
Read 1,446
Write 288
Mixed 463
158% 733 MB/s
4K Read 40.9
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 19.5
166% 70 MB/s
DQ Read 41.9
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 18.2
61% 124 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 131%
Great: 147%
Patriot Blaze 240GB
57GB free, PID 1066
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
195% Outstanding
Read 316
Write 296
Mixed 299
389% 304 MB/s
4K Read 18.4
4K Write 26
4K Mixed 6.42
1,171% 16.9 MB/s
DQ Read 17.6
DQ Write 26
DQ Mixed 6.81
1,183% 16.8 MB/s
Poor: 177%
This bench: 195%
Great: 195%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3000 C14 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.8% Very good
MC Read 28
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 24.2
77% 26.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 24.3
69% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 64.7
62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 109%

 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 2,436 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: 84% - Excellent Total price: $183
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