MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics54.9% 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 Drive131% 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.
Memory16GB 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 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)
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180129
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 04 '19 at 16:47
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User ALB-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel 0000
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
73% Very good
Memory 79.1
1-Core 105
2-Core 200
73% 128 Pts
4-Core 387
8-Core 386
52% 387 Pts
64-Core 389
24% 389 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 73%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1350 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.12.1
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
54.9% Above average
Lighting 68.7
Reflection 68.1
Parallax 97.8
56% 78.2 fps
MRender 67.9
Gravity 70.6
Splatting 57.3
53% 65.3 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 54.9%
Great: 56%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZNLN512HMJP-000L7 512GB
464GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAV21L6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 455 472 445 444 467 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
131% Outstanding
Read 484
Write 476
Mixed 378
SusWrite 456
101% 448 MB/s
4K Read 47.2
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 64.1
218% 77.5 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 362
272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 131%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 89C2 KRE-D4U2133M/8G 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
73.8% Very good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 28.9
MC Mixed 22.7
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 29.7
SC Mixed 23.5
66% 23.3 GB/s
Latency 82.3
49% 82.3 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 76%

 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 2,436 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: 85% - Excellent Total price: $182
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