MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	35.5% 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	45.2% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A74
Motherboard	MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180227
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 29 '19 at 20:03
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Memory 93.1 1-Core 114 2-Core 223 82% 143 Pts	4-Core 382 8-Core 613 61% 497 Pts	64-Core 616 38% 616 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 3351) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	35.5% Below average	Lighting 45.6 Reflection 32 Parallax 38.9 37% 38.9 fps	MRender 38.4 Gravity 43 Splatting 37.3 32% 39.6 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193 27,826 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 162GB free (System drive) Firmware: 605ABBF2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 134 130 143 129 136 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 297 Write 151 Mixed 212 SusWrite 137 44% 199 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 18.4 4K Mixed 22.2 69% 20.4 MB/s	DQ Read 93.2 DQ Write 50.7 DQ Mixed 63.1 49% 69 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 729GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 160 160 158 161 160 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 134 Mixed 94 SusWrite 160 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 224% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 109%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 121 121 121 121 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Read 127 Write 113 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 120 76% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 169% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB 46,470 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	MC Read 29 MC Write 29 MC Mixed 22 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 24.8 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 89%

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

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Gaming 25%

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Desktop 74%

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Workstation 21%

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

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $110Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	641x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	413x
Pentium G4560Intel $31Bench 57%, 70,054 samples	214x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	554x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	273x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	200x

SSD
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	73x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	58x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	57x

RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	50x
HyperX 2400 C15 1x8GBKingstonBench 40%, 46,352 samples	42x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 75%, 46,470 samples	41x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $198

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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