MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics82.3% 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 Drive237% 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)
Memory14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180227
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 18 '20 at 08:50
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
91.7% Outstanding
Memory 94.2
1-Core 134
2-Core 264
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 515
8-Core 512
69% 514 Pts
64-Core 506
31% 506 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 91.7%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.3% Excellent
Lighting 101
Reflection 116
Parallax 107
82% 108 fps
MRender 98.5
Gravity 97.7
Splatting 104
82% 100 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
196GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB73D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 495 325 325 325 319 320 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
237% Outstanding
Read 1,553
Write 1,357
Mixed 840
SusWrite 352
228% 1,025 MB/s
4K Read 62.9
4K Write 170
4K Mixed 84
293% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 1,575
DQ Write 1,243
DQ Mixed 1,137
925% 1,319 MB/s
Poor: 107%
This bench: 237%
Great: 243%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 203 208 208 212 211 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 150
Write 174
Mixed 74.1
SusWrite 204
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.1
100% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 102%
Great: 106%
SanDisk USB Flash Device 8GB
4GB free, PID 5151
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.8 11 11 11 11 10 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
7.81% Terrible
Read 23.8
Write 5
Mixed 4.2
SusWrite 10.7
12% 10.9 MB/s
4K Read 8.6
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
32% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 7.81%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GBF1X08JEEE36-12-K 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
84% Excellent
MC Read 31.1
MC Write 32.7
MC Mixed 25.1
85% 29.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 32.8
SC Mixed 26.3
73% 25.6 GB/s
Latency 59.2
68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 84%
Great: 90%

 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: 84% - Excellent Total price: $183
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