MSI B250M PRO-VD(MS-7A74)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics31.6% 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 Drive45.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A74
MotherboardMSI B250M PRO-VD(MS-7A74)  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161014
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 10 '20 at 21:32
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 20%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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)
83.2% Excellent
Memory 90.4
1-Core 116
2-Core 230
82% 145 Pts
4-Core 437
8-Core 452
59% 444 Pts
64-Core 440
27% 440 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
Zotac(19DA A454) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2114 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
31.6% Below average
Lighting 37.9
Reflection 30.8
Parallax 34.6
31% 34.5 fps
MRender 44.6
Gravity 39.6
Splatting 38
33% 40.7 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 31.6%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PH4-CE240 240GB
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: F/W:1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 65 3 73 2.9 64 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
45.8% Average
Read 484
Write 351
Mixed 361
SusWrite 52
69% 312 MB/s
4K Read 35.1
4K Write 60.7
4K Mixed 0.5
86% 32.1 MB/s
DQ Read 7.6
DQ Write 5.9
DQ Mixed 1.3
2% 4.93 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 45.8%
Great: 83%
Liteonit LCS-256L9S-11 2.5 7mm 256GB
154GB free
Firmware: HC8110A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 359 400 378 406 409 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 470
Write 402
Mixed 290
SusWrite 385
87% 387 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 86
4K Mixed 38.6
144% 52.2 MB/s
DQ Read 359
DQ Write 317
DQ Mixed 207
191% 294 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 101%
Great: 103%
Seagate ST320LM001 HN-M320MBB 320GB
166GB free
Firmware: 2AR10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 61 62 62 62 62 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
36.6% Below average
Read 66
Write 44
Mixed 42.4
SusWrite 61.2
39% 53.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 36.6%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 2666 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
76.8% Very good
MC Read 28.4
MC Write 30
MC Mixed 23.3
78% 27.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 22.4
65% 22.9 GB/s
Latency 66.6
60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 89%

 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 119 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI B250M PRO-VD(MS-7A74) - $63

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 104% - Outstanding Total price: $269
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HDDRAMUSB
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