MSI B250M PRO-VH (MS-7A74)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	51.2% 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	44.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (37%). 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	5.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170406
Uptime	33 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '18 at 22:36
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	37%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-7100-$70 79,299 User benchmarks, average bench 57% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Memory 67.8 1-Core 95.7 2-Core 91.7 55% 85.1 Pts	4-Core 260 8-Core 260 35% 260 Pts	64-Core 284 18% 284 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% EVGA(3842 6160) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.2% Above average	Lighting 63.3 Reflection 60.3 Parallax 54.9 52% 59.5 fps	MRender 65.2 Gravity 59.9 Splatting 60.8 51% 62 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: 521ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 79 82 80 92 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 94.5 Write 154 Mixed 126 SusWrite 84.5 26% 114 MB/s	4K Read 17.9 4K Write 63.4 4K Mixed 25.2 93% 35.5 MB/s	DQ Read 157 DQ Write 170 DQ Mixed 117 101% 148 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 85%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 607GB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 50 44 43 42 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 134 Write 44.7 Mixed 20.3 SusWrite 44.2 44% 60.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.3 104% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 108%
Inateck ASM1153E 4TB 112 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 190 203 201 202 203 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 217 Write 159 Mixed 112 SusWrite 200 126% 172 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1 226% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 107%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 14,232 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 718GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 104 103 104 103 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	39.6% Below average	Read 83 Write 82.5 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 103 102% 75.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT16G4DFD824A.C16FDD 1x16GB 1,183 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	35.6% Below average	MC Read 13.4 MC Write 12.4 MC Mixed 11.7 36% 12.5 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 10.3 SC Mixed 9.9 28% 9.73 GB/s	Latency 107 38% 107 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 48%

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

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 73%

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Workstation 18%

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

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $110Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	245x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	130x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	89x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	125x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	90x
HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 153,031 samples	79x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	42x
A400 120GBKingston $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	27x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	22x

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: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $197

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