MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	50.6% 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	107% 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	16GB 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 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A74
Motherboard	MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '18 at 18:54
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Memory 90.2 1-Core 139 2-Core 279 93% 170 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 776 79% 640 Pts	64-Core 771 48% 771 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.6% Above average	Lighting 62.3 Reflection 68.6 Parallax 60.7 51% 63.9 fps	MRender 71.9 Gravity 60.8 Splatting 54.6 50% 62.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 134 124 140 140 141 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 481 Mixed 303 SusWrite 168 81% 363 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 53.3 197% 70.5 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 173 181% 298 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 108%
Seagate SkyHawk 6TB (2016)-$143 139 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 209 210 207 211 211 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 10% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 497GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 176 176 174 175 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 182 Mixed 74.2 SusWrite 175 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 113%
Sony Storage Media 8GB 419 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 7GB free, PID 0439 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.7 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	6.44% Terrible	Read 24.8 Write 4 Mixed 3 SusWrite 6 9% 9.45 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 24% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.44% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFD8213.C16FHP 2x8GB 1,088 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	80% Very good	MC Read 29 MC Write 30.5 MC Mixed 25.3 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 31.8 SC Mixed 24.6 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 82%

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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 $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	642x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	413x
Pentium G4560Intel $31Bench 57%, 70,054 samples	215x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	555x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	273x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	201x

SSD
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	73x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	58x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	58x

RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	50x
HyperX 2400 C15 1x8GBKingstonBench 40%, 46,352 samples	42x
HyperX 2133 C14 1x8GBKingstonBench 37%, 30,824 samples	42x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $183

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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