MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	79.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A74
Motherboard	MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74) (all builds)
Memory	6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '18 at 21:52
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$110 234,266 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Memory 91.3 1-Core 106 2-Core 212 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 406 8-Core 414 55% 410 Pts	64-Core 405 25% 405 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3418) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.8.1 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.9% Above average	Lighting 66.4 Reflection 67.7 Parallax 82.7 54% 72.2 fps	MRender 67.7 Gravity 65.3 Splatting 55.5 51% 62.8 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB 11,302 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 344GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 406 410 411 411 410 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 475 Write 427 Mixed 307 SusWrite 403 91% 403 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 59.2 4K Mixed 24.4 100% 36.1 MB/s	DQ Read 129 DQ Write 129 DQ Mixed 126 96% 128 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 118%
Generic Flash Disk 32GB 9,471 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 30GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 15 10 14 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	6.92% Terrible	Read 20 Write 5.7 Mixed 16 SusWrite 13.7 18% 13.9 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 16% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.92% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 1x8GB 1,915 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	43.7% Average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 15.5 MC Mixed 12.3 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 12.1 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 51%

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

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Gaming 25%

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Desktop 74%

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Workstation 21%

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

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $110Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	641x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	413x
Pentium G4560Intel $31Bench 57%, 70,054 samples	214x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	554x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	273x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	200x

SSD
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	73x
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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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $198

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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