MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 50.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	39% 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 Drive	106% 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	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A74
Motherboard	MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74) (all builds)
Memory	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1824 x 1026 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170406
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '18 at 21:16
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	48%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G4500-$37 3,191 User benchmarks, average bench 56% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Memory 69.9 1-Core 98.3 2-Core 180 66% 116 Pts	4-Core 180 8-Core 188 24% 184 Pts	64-Core 191 12% 191 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Gigabyte(1458 360C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.65 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	39% Below average	Lighting 47.4 Reflection 42.6 Parallax 60.6 39% 50.2 fps	MRender 57.3 Gravity 52.9 Splatting 39.6 40% 49.9 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 199GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 22 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 4 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 67 29 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 99 99 125259685	106% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 404 Mixed 415 98% 441 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 85.2 4K Mixed 43.5 163% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 287 DQ Write 211 DQ Mixed 110 120% 203 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 124%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 989GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 100 253 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 3 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 21 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 0 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 73 (C2) HDA temperature 117 115 30 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	59.6% Above average	Read 94.6 Write 114 Mixed 104 79% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.02 4K Write 0.16 4K Mixed 0.03 7% 0.07 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 84%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 399GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 171 4300 (04) Start/Stop count 1 1 152038 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 76 76 17611 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 305 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 0 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 92 92 324764 (C2) HDA temperature 118 88 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	84.3% Excellent	Read 168 Write 126 Mixed 109 100% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.76 4K Write 0.58 4K Mixed 0.24 69% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2133 C15 1x8GB 3,500 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	31.8% Below average	MC Read 11.7 MC Write 10.9 MC Mixed 10.3 31% 11 GB/s	SC Read 7.9 SC Write 9.6 SC Mixed 8.5 25% 8.67 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 43%

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Gaming 25%

Raft

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 21%

Surfboard

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

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $110Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	640x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	412x
Pentium G4560Intel $31Bench 57%, 70,054 samples	214x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	552x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	273x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	200x

SSD
A400 120GBKingston $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	72x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	58x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	57x

RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	50x
HyperX 2400 C15 1x8GBKingstonBench 40%, 46,352 samples	42x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 75%, 46,470 samples	41x

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Total price: $201

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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