MSI B250M PRO-VH (MS-7A74)

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 65.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	15.7% 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	93.9% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A74
Motherboard	MSI B250M PRO-VH (MS-7A74) (all builds)
Memory	4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170203
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Apr 28 '18 at 08:23
Run Duration	111 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7400-$95 234,266 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Memory 84.5 1-Core 103 2-Core 200 74% 129 Pts	4-Core 263 8-Core 329 38% 296 Pts	64-Core 407 25% 407 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% MSI(1462 8C98) 2GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	15.7% Very poor	Lighting 19.8 Reflection 15.2 Parallax 20.3 16% 18.4 fps	MRender 15.6 Gravity 18.7 Splatting 19.5 15% 17.9 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.7% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor PX-128S3C 128GB 3,097 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^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 100 100 380 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 735 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 30 (AE) Unknown 100 100 39 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 53 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 5228 (F1) Unknown 100 100 82153 (F2) Unknown 100 100 125480	93.9% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 458 Mixed 486 108% 486 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 91.9 4K Mixed 24.2 122% 48.1 MB/s	DQ Read 206 DQ Write 202 DQ Mixed 15.8 64% 141 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 92%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$23 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 514GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 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 175 174 2250 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1242 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1310 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 707 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 49 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2939 (C2) HDA temperature 104 100 39 (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	108% Outstanding	Read 208 Write 170 Mixed 152 132% 176 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 2.44 4K Mixed 0.25 104% 1.14 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 78.C1GMW.AZC0B 1x8GB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.8% Below average	MC Read 13.2 MC Write 11.1 MC Mixed 10.2 33% 11.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 10.2 SC Mixed 10.4 28% 9.9 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 41%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 73%

Battleship

Workstation 18%

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

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	245x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	133x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	93x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	127x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	93x
HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 153,031 samples	79x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	43x
A400 120GBKingston $30Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	27x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	23x

RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 1x16GBKingstonBench 44%, 13,141 samples	21x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	17x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 2x4GBUnknownBench 75%, 7,488 samples	14x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $182

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16