MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics68.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive83.5% 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.
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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A74
MotherboardMSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74)  (all builds)
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1440 x 900 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180628
Uptime13.9 Days
Run DateFeb 26 '21 at 17:48
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9400F-$102
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Memory 87.1
1-Core 115
2-Core 251
84% 151 Pts
4-Core 499
8-Core 703
76% 601 Pts
64-Core 700
43% 700 Pts
Poor: 72%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
68.5% Good
Lighting 90.8
Reflection 88.5
Parallax 79.2
74% 86.2 fps
MRender 62.5
Gravity 78
Splatting 70.8
58% 70.4 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate 600 240GB-$215
128GB free (System drive)
Firmware: C675
SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 246 257 251 260 258 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
83.5% Excellent
Read 361
Write 449
Mixed 311
SusWrite 266
78% 346 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 83.8
4K Mixed 35.6
128% 48.3 MB/s
DQ Read 348
DQ Write 246
DQ Mixed 203
177% 265 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 103%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 1TB-$50
222GB free
Firmware: CV22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 44 43 46 45 46 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
51.4% Above average
Read 134
Write 134
Mixed 71.6
SusWrite 44.8
71% 96.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.9
137% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 51.4%
Great: 119%
Виртуальный диск (Майкрософт) 32GB
21GB free
Firmware: 1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 44 43 45 45 45 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
57.7% Above average
Read 156
Write 132
Mixed 75.7
SusWrite 44.6
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
153% 1 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 79%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
79.3% Very good
MC Read 28.9
MC Write 31.4
MC Mixed 25.2
81% 28.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 30.1
SC Mixed 21.8
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 70.4
57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 90%

 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 2,436 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 25%
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Desktop
Desktop 74%
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Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $183
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