MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 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 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics52.9% 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 Drive121% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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)
Memory6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161202
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 08 '20 at 13:19
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User IRL-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Memory 91.5
1-Core 108
2-Core 199
78% 133 Pts
4-Core 466
8-Core 465
62% 466 Pts
64-Core 458
28% 458 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.20
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
52.9% Above average
Lighting 66.4
Reflection 67.5
Parallax 81.9
54% 71.9 fps
MRender 66.3
Gravity 67.1
Splatting 55.2
51% 62.9 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 52.9%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB
125GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT21B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 310 311 313 314 313 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 448
Mixed 376
SusWrite 324
93% 412 MB/s
4K Read 45.7
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 61.3
209% 74.2 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 339
261% 354 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 121%
Great: 122%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
931GB free
Firmware: CC96
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 176 179 181 178 180 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
99.6% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 112
Mixed 75.3
SusWrite 179
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 99.6%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT4G4DFS8213.C8FDD2 859B CT4G4DFS8213.M8FB 8GB
2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
74.4% Very good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 29.1
MC Mixed 22.1
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 27.4
SC Mixed 23.1
64% 22.3 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 74%

 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 2,431 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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