MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	24% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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

System	MSI MS-7A74
Motherboard	MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74) (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180515
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '18 at 17:03
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^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 way above expectations (100^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Memory 92.3 1-Core 110 2-Core 214 80% 139 Pts	4-Core 423 8-Core 399 56% 411 Pts	64-Core 424 26% 424 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 560-$500 60,738 User benchmarks, average bench 22% Asus(1043 052F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1176 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.12.1.1 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	24% Poor	Lighting 28.5 Reflection 29.5 Parallax 36.7 23% 31.6 fps	MRender 30.1 Gravity 27.8 Splatting 33.7 25% 30.6 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 24% Great: 25%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 78GB free Firmware: DXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 245 246 248 249 249 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 476 Write 254 Mixed 169 SusWrite 247 64% 287 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 23.7 131% 52.1 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 209 DQ Mixed 58.2 105% 212 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 311GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 141 145 140 155 135 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 173 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 141 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 298GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 163 169 169 170 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 154 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 166 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 88%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 454GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 123 124 124 124 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 131 Write 128 Mixed 119 SusWrite 123 93% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 218% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS8213.M8FH 1x8GB 864 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2267 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	43.2% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 15.3 MC Mixed 11.6 41% 14.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 15.6 SC Mixed 12.5 39% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 42%

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Gaming 25%

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Desktop 74%

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Workstation 21%

Surfboard

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	414x
Pentium G4560Intel $31Bench 57%, 70,054 samples	218x

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 $28Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	73x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	58x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 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: $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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16