MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 84%, 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	86.2% 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	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.

Run History

System	MSI MS-7A74
Motherboard	MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '19 at 17:58
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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)	84% Excellent	Memory 94.3 1-Core 108 2-Core 214 80% 139 Pts	4-Core 427 8-Core 427 57% 427 Pts	64-Core 419 26% 419 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 84% 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: 1450 MHz, MLim: 2025 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.11.2 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.2% Above average	Lighting 64.7 Reflection 74.5 Parallax 82.6 53% 73.9 fps	MRender 74.9 Gravity 66.1 Splatting 60.6 54% 67.2 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% 235GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 121 80 80 80 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Read 518 Write 493 Mixed 422 SusWrite 147 88% 395 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 92.7 4K Mixed 45.1 163% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 187 DQ Write 92 DQ Mixed 123 96% 134 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 121%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 243GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 416 420 410 413 411 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 491 Mixed 394 SusWrite 418 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 56.6 200% 72.4 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 258 220% 324 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 111%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 448GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 462 455 440 422 457 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 471 Mixed 354 SusWrite 446 98% 432 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 37.3 162% 63.2 MB/s	DQ Read 324 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 254 209% 298 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 117%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 94GB free Firmware: DXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 248 249 249 249 250 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 480 Write 206 Mixed 176 SusWrite 249 62% 278 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 27.5 138% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 210 DQ Mixed 57.7 105% 212 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSBK.8FD 2x8GB 707 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 24.9 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 30.8 SC Mixed 25.6 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 59 68% 59 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 90%

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

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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