MSI B250M PRO-VH (MS-7A74)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	59.5% 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 Drive	84.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A74
Motherboard	MSI B250M PRO-VH (MS-7A74) (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171031
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 06 '20 at 16:17
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	LBN-User
Background CPU	54%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7400-$110 234,266 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Memory 81.3 1-Core 106 2-Core 212 75% 133 Pts	4-Core 425 8-Core 428 57% 427 Pts	64-Core 433 27% 433 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Zotac(19DA 1438) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (91^st percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (73 fps cap detected)	59.5% Above average	Lighting 73.8 Reflection 73.3 Parallax 72.2 60% 73.1 fps	MRender 70 Gravity 70.7 Splatting 72 58% 70.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Hkvsn HS-SSD-C100/120G 120GB 944 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0103A SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 382 433 438 128 128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 440 Write 363 Mixed 337 SusWrite 302 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 91.2 4K Mixed 26.6 135% 50.9 MB/s	DQ Read 134 DQ Write 221 DQ Mixed 34 66% 130 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 79%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 731GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 150 157 160 165 178 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 150 Write 164 Mixed 39.3 SusWrite 160 93% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 135% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 78.C1GMM.AZC0B 1x8GB 133 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	43.2% Average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 16.5 MC Mixed 12.1 43% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 11.3 35% 12.2 GB/s	Latency 78.1 51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 46%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 73%

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Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: MSI B250M PRO-VH (MS-7A74)

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $110Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	245x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	130x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	89x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	125x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	90x
HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 153,031 samples	79x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	42x
A400 120GBKingston $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	27x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	22x

RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 1x16GBKingstonBench 44%, 13,141 samples	21x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	17x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 2x4GBUnknownBench 75%, 7,488 samples	14x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $197

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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