MSI B250M PRO-VH(MS-7A74)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics74.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive88.8% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A74
MotherboardMSI B250M PRO-VH(MS-7A74)  (all builds)
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161014
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 20 '19 at 23:18
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User CHL-User
Background CPU 49%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$95
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
75.6% Very good
Memory 82.7
1-Core 101
2-Core 204
74% 129 Pts
4-Core 399
8-Core 385
53% 392 Pts
64-Core 400
25% 400 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Zotac(19DA 1445) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.39
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
74.8% Very good
Lighting 93
Reflection 103
Parallax 87.7
76% 94.6 fps
MRender 88.4
Gravity 86.9
Splatting 91
73% 88.8 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 197 50 52 53 53 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
88.8% Excellent
Read 491
Write 204
Mixed 399
SusWrite 77.7
65% 293 MB/s
4K Read 31.6
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 46.4
162% 60.2 MB/s
DQ Read 313
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 178
173% 273 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 91%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 110 111 111 114 111 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
70.3% Very good
Read 134
Write 109
Mixed 95.7
SusWrite 111
83% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 83%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 185 185 186 185 186 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 184
Mixed 103
SusWrite 185
122% 166 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
250% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 108%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR4 2133 C15 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
37.7% Below average
MC Read 13.9
MC Write 13.5
MC Mixed 10.6
36% 12.7 GB/s
SC Read 10.2
SC Write 11.1
SC Mixed 11.3
31% 10.9 GB/s
Latency 75.6
53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 37.7%
Great: 43%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B250M PRO-VH(MS-7A74) Builds (Compare 24 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $154
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HDDRAMUSB
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