MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics3.85% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive68.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A74
MotherboardMSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74)  (all builds)
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161101
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 12 '19 at 09:40
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 25%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Memory 88.8
1-Core 116
2-Core 230
82% 145 Pts
4-Core 463
8-Core 456
62% 460 Pts
64-Core 466
29% 466 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710
Gigabyte(1458 36F8) 1GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 361.75
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
3.85% Terrible
Lighting 4.6
Reflection 4.38
Parallax 4.25
4% 4.41 fps
MRender 4.29
Gravity 3.8
Splatting 6.17
4% 4.75 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.85%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU650 120GB-$14
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V8X01c45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 132 153 169 150 143 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
68.5% Good
Read 393
Write 364
Mixed 315
SusWrite 149
68% 305 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 84.9
4K Mixed 33.7
124% 47.5 MB/s
DQ Read 64.8
DQ Write 172
DQ Mixed 79.5
72% 106 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 88%
Seagate ST3320418AS 320GB-$33
272GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 104 104 104 104 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
58.3% Above average
Read 98.8
Write 99.8
Mixed 65.1
SusWrite 104
68% 92 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1
172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 58.3%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR4 2400 C16 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
40.5% Average
MC Read 15
MC Write 14.8
MC Mixed 11
39% 13.6 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 11.8
SC Mixed 11.4
33% 11.6 GB/s
Latency 68.7
58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 40.5%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74) Builds (Compare 2,436 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $183
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