MSI B250M PRO-VD(MS-7A74)

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 62.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	60.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	92.2% 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	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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A74
Motherboard	MSI B250M PRO-VD(MS-7A74) (all builds)
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161014
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 01 '19 at 09:33
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	EST-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7500-$89 149,467 User benchmarks, average bench 67% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	62.4% Good	Memory 71.2 1-Core 105 2-Core 187 69% 121 Pts	4-Core 306 8-Core 338 42% 322 Pts	64-Core 300 19% 300 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.72 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Lighting 75.7 Reflection 75.3 Parallax 65.8 62% 72.3 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 70.8 Splatting 72 58% 71.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 433GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 397 459 462 397 377 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 452 Mixed 348 SusWrite 402 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 84.4 4K Mixed 33.1 131% 48.9 MB/s	DQ Read 41.5 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 281 186% 212 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 134%
Samsung SP2504C 250GB-$29 14,402 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 160GB free Firmware: VT100-41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 71 72 71 70 69 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	39.6% Below average	Read 67 Write 73.5 Mixed 46 SusWrite 70.9 47% 64.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 38%
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25 19,988 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 546GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 104 105 105 105 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	61% Good	Read 109 Write 106 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 103 72% 97.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 65%
Intenso Alu Line 8GB 485 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 4GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 14.3 Mixed 4.2 8% 9.25 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 16% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 2% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 1x8GB-$25 20,263 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	38.7% Below average	MC Read 14.5 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 12.1 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 6.8 SC Write 11.6 SC Mixed 13 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 98.7 40% 98.7 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 48%

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

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Typical B250M PRO-VD(MS-7A74) Builds (Compare 119 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 34%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI B250M PRO-VD(MS-7A74) - $63

CPU
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	32x
Core i5-7400Intel $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	23x
Pentium G4560Intel $31Bench 57%, 70,054 samples	12x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	14x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	12x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	10x

SSD
MZNTY256HDHP-00000 256GBSamsungBench 87%, 2,168 samples	5x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	3x
OCZ TL100 240GBToshiba $56Bench 63%, 10,555 samples	3x

RAM
TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 2x8GBUnknownBench 75%, 25,824 samples	4x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	3x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	3x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $269

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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