MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74)

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	132% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	108% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A74
Motherboard	MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170406
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '20 at 07:45
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 127 2-Core 260 89% 160 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 477 66% 491 Pts	64-Core 516 32% 516 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 360A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2852 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 196 Parallax 178 151% 187 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 184 Splatting 123 116% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$53 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 356 424 428 411 430 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 410 Mixed 334 SusWrite 390 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 42.8 159% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 255 215% 313 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 125%
Sandisk S-1T00 1TB 8,421 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 280GB free Firmware: 411040RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 377 455 455 447 466 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 483 Mixed 374 SusWrite 418 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 53.9 193% 70.8 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 253 217% 319 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 120%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2800C15-8GVRB 8502 2400 C15 Series 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	81.3% Excellent	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 25.1 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 24 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 61.1 65% 61.1 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 78%

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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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Typical B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74) Builds (Compare 2,444 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 25%

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Desktop 74%

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Workstation 21%

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

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $93Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	642x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	414x
Pentium G4560Intel $31Bench 57%, 70,054 samples	219x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	555x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	273x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	201x

SSD
A400 120GBKingston $30Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	73x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	58x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	58x

RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	50x
HyperX 2400 C15 1x8GBKingstonBench 40%, 46,352 samples	42x
HyperX 2133 C14 1x8GBKingstonBench 37%, 30,824 samples	42x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $182

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16