MSI B250M PRO-VH (MS-7A74)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics33.2% 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 Drive233% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A74
MotherboardMSI B250M PRO-VH (MS-7A74)  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180129
Uptime11.2 Days
Run DateMar 29 '18 at 12:40
Run Duration186 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6400-$79
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.7% Very good
Memory 84
1-Core 97.9
2-Core 192
72% 125 Pts
4-Core 389
8-Core 394
52% 392 Pts
64-Core 350
22% 350 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.1
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
33.2% Below average
Lighting 41.8
Reflection 32.2
Parallax 42.9
34% 39 fps
MRender 38.6
Gravity 39
Splatting 37.5
31% 38.4 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 33.2%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
170GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
233% Outstanding
Read 2,343
Write 1,187
Mixed 1,346
358% 1,625 MB/s
4K Read 48.4
4K Write 99
4K Mixed 42.4
180% 63.3 MB/s
DQ Read 316
DQ Write 239
DQ Mixed 120
133% 225 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 233%
Great: 236%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
812GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 166
Mixed 162
124% 165 MB/s
4K Read 1.34
4K Write 2.65
4K Mixed 0.38
147% 1.46 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
73.9% Very good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 25
77% 26.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 26.8
SC Mixed 19.7
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 73.4
54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 22%
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Desktop
Desktop 73%
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Workstation
Workstation 18%
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Motherboard: MSI B250M PRO-VH (MS-7A74)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $182
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HDDRAMUSB
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