MSI B250M PRO OPT BOOST (MS-7A74)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	32.2% 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	169% 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	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.

System	MSI MS-7A74
Motherboard	MSI B250M PRO OPT BOOST (MS-7A74) (all builds)
Memory	3.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170505
Uptime	18.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '19 at 16:08
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G4620-$60 3,147 User benchmarks, average bench 67% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Memory 91.1 1-Core 108 2-Core 198 77% 132 Pts	4-Core 294 8-Core 315 40% 304 Pts	64-Core 298 18% 298 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 75%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% EVGA(3842 6255) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	32.2% Below average	Lighting 40.1 Reflection 31.8 Parallax 36.7 33% 36.2 fps	MRender 38.1 Gravity 38.7 Splatting 37.3 31% 38 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32.2% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team M8FP2 480GB 214 User benchmarks, average bench 182% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM04.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 876 915 1000 747 414 891 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	169% Outstanding	Read 850 Write 1,065 Mixed 588 SusWrite 807 187% 827 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 45.9 167% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 876 DQ Write 689 DQ Mixed 574 486% 713 MB/s
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 169% Great: 239%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 149 150 147 151 152 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 150 Write 144 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 149 83% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 145% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 107%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 627GB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 104 104 104 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 108 Write 113 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 104 71% 97.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 89%
WD WD30EZRS-00J99B0 3TB 2,807 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.7 4.6 6.1 4.6 5.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	5.63% Terrible	Read 15.2 Write 1.8 Mixed 1.8 SusWrite 4.4 4% 5.8 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0 6% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 5.63% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GBF2X04JEEE36-12-K 2x8GB 2,065 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.3% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 23.9 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 21.2 SC Mixed 21.9 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 87%

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

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Typical B250M PRO OPT BOOST (MS-7A74) Builds (Compare 26 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 39%

Jet ski

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI B250M PRO OPT BOOST (MS-7A74)

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	9x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	3x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	3x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	3x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	3x
GTX 760Nvidia $209Bench 26%, 161,132 samples	2x

SSD
INTEL MEMPEK1W01 14GBNvmeBench 195%, 281 samples	3x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	2x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	2x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 75%, 46,470 samples	2x
HyperX 2133 C14 1x8GBKingstonBench 37%, 30,824 samples	2x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	2x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $225

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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