MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics76.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive36.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A74
MotherboardMSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74)  (all builds)
Memory9.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170203
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateNov 27 '19 at 05:21
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU0%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$110
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.5% Excellent
Memory 93.7
1-Core 109
2-Core 215
80% 139 Pts
4-Core 425
8-Core 420
57% 422 Pts
64-Core 415
26% 415 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
Gigabyte(1458 4014) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
76.5% Very good
Lighting 97.2
Reflection 85.8
Parallax 82.7
79% 88.6 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 77.9
Splatting 73.8
71% 89.3 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$32
20GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK71E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 18 6.3 64 54 46 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
36.8% Below average
Read 303
Write 103
Mixed 89
SusWrite 62.1
30% 139 MB/s
4K Read 17.7
4K Write 33
4K Mixed 14.8
63% 21.8 MB/s
DQ Read 34.7
DQ Write 43.6
DQ Mixed 41
30% 39.8 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 36.8%
Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
43GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 125 125 125 124 125 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Read 168
Write 146
Mixed 90.8
SusWrite 125
97% 132 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
235% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2400C15/8G KHX2400C15D4/4G 12GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
66% Good
MC Read 24.5
MC Write 24.8
MC Mixed 19.1
65% 22.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 24.4
SC Mixed 21
58% 20.4 GB/s
Latency 60.4
66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 66%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74) Builds (Compare 2,433 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $201
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