MSI B250M PRO-VD(MS-7A74)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics82% 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 Drive29.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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)
Memory7.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180628
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMay 12 '20 at 19:44
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User PSE-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Memory 88.3
1-Core 114
2-Core 214
80% 139 Pts
4-Core 406
8-Core 639
64% 523 Pts
64-Core 647
40% 647 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
Gigabyte(1458 3FC5) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3050 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
82% Excellent
Lighting 107
Reflection 92.1
Parallax 92.8
87% 97.2 fps
MRender 104
Gravity 87.6
Splatting 79
73% 90.3 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 82%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF3000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 66 36 36 4.1 48 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
29.3% Poor
Read 435
Write 150
Mixed 231
SusWrite 35.4
47% 213 MB/s
4K Read 22.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
36% 8.47 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 29.3%
Great: 56%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
373GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 142 145 145 145 145 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
77% Very good
Read 124
Write 114
Mixed 71.5
SusWrite 144
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
225% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 77%
Great: 109%
Seagate Constellation ES.3 1TB-$33
492GB free
Firmware: GA0A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 151 152 152 154 153 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Read 140
Write 139
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 153
94% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
212% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 Samsung M378A5143DB0-CPB 12GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
57.6% Above average
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 21.1
MC Mixed 17.4
57% 19.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 18.7
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 69.2
58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 57.6%
Great: 72%

 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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