MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	123% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 18 '19 at 17:59
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (95^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)	82.5% Excellent	Memory 91.4 1-Core 107 2-Core 198 77% 132 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 426 57% 426 Pts	64-Core 426 26% 426 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1425 MHz, MLim: 2025 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.7.2 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.2% Above average	Lighting 64.9 Reflection 72.8 Parallax 80.9 53% 72.8 fps	MRender 74 Gravity 66.6 Splatting 59.5 54% 66.7 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 250GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 486 485 487 489 490 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 490 Mixed 415 SusWrite 486 107% 477 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 51.5 184% 69 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 358 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 121%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 309GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 422 419 420 420 417 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 457 Mixed 412 SusWrite 428 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 56.2 199% 71.9 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 260 221% 324 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 111%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 74GB free Firmware: DXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 250 248 247 247 250 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 478 Write 250 Mixed 176 SusWrite 249 64% 288 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 27 137% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 209 DQ Mixed 57.9 105% 212 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 85%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 489GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 120 121 121 122 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	78% Very good	Read 150 Write 123 Mixed 101 SusWrite 122 92% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 209% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 78% 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 @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	40.8% Average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 11.1 38% 13.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 13.7 SC Mixed 12.8 36% 12.8 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 42%

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Gaming 25%

Raft

Desktop 74%

Battleship

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	413x
Pentium G4560Intel $31Bench 57%, 70,054 samples	217x

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 $30Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	73x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	58x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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: $184

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $45	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