MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74)

Performance Results


Gaming 70% Battle cruiser	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 54% Yacht


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 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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	80.5% 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 Drive	121% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

System	MSI MS-7A74
Motherboard	MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 13 '21 at 01:43
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	1%

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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 i5-7400-$95 234,266 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)	81.7% Excellent	Memory 92.4 1-Core 107 2-Core 214 79% 138 Pts	4-Core 416 8-Core 385 54% 401 Pts	64-Core 362 22% 362 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300 112,731 User benchmarks, average bench 83% PowerColor(148C 2402) Ram: 6GB, Driver: 21.6.2 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.5% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 34.9 Parallax 148 86% 95.9 fps	MRender 88.5 Gravity 104 Splatting 72.1 71% 88.4 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 171GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 450 461 452 315 303 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 489 Mixed 412 SusWrite 402 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 54.9 195% 70.3 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 249 214% 316 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 117%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 223GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 420 429 432 432 325 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 479 Mixed 394 SusWrite 412 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 56.1 198% 71.8 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 259 221% 325 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 111%
WDC WDS200T2B0A-00SM50 2TB 8,872 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 796GB free Firmware: 411040WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 474 466 475 475 483 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 468 Mixed 402 SusWrite 468 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 54 192% 69.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 249 214% 316 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 117%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 81GB free Firmware: DXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 248 248 248 250 250 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 475 Write 252 Mixed 164 SusWrite 249 63% 285 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 26.3 136% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 210 DQ Mixed 59.8 106% 213 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSBK.8FD 2x8GB 707 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	79.7% Very good	MC Read 29.5 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 24 81% 28.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 23 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 90%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	4	60	23"	1280 720	PHLC101 PHL 237E7

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Typical B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74) Builds (Compare 2,438 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 25%

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Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 21%

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

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	642x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	413x
Pentium G4560Intel $31Bench 57%, 70,054 samples	217x

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: $184

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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