MSI B250M-F (MS-7A74)

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	26.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	92% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A74
Motherboard	MSI B250M-F (MS-7A74) (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170721
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '21 at 08:06
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7500-$89 149,467 User benchmarks, average bench 67% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Memory 84.1 1-Core 118 2-Core 234 81% 145 Pts	4-Core 412 8-Core 416 55% 414 Pts	64-Core 435 27% 435 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Gigabyte(1458 3766) 2GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 376.33 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	26.7% Poor	Lighting 33.6 Reflection 34.6 Parallax 33 27% 33.7 fps	MRender 38.5 Gravity 34.2 Splatting 23.8 25% 32.2 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 26.7% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS240G2G0A-00JH30 240GB 541 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: U0205A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 407 403 409 333 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 380 Mixed 350 SusWrite 337 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 24.9 137% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 38.8 88% 178 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 88%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 412GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 116 115 117 117 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	68.5% Good	Read 123 Write 110 Mixed 77 SusWrite 116 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 69%
Seagate BUP Slim 2TB 10,173 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1TB free Firmware: 1707 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 42 42 42 42 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	20.7% Poor	Read 30.2 Write 40.7 Mixed 35 SusWrite 41.3 27% 36.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 20.7% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS824A.C8FAD1 1x8GB 1,337 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	40.5% Average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 11.1 38% 13.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 14.5 SC Mixed 11.9 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 73.3 55% 73.3 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 46%

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

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

Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI B250M-F (MS-7A74)

CPU
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	4x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	2x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	1x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	3x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	2x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1x

SSD
SD8SN8U-512G-1006 512GBSandiskBench 75%, 1,494 samples	2x
128GB 128GBSSDBench 65%, 7,332 samples	1x
P4-240 240GBBench 62%, 2,162 samples	1x

RAM
CT8G4DFS824A.C8FAD1 1x8GBCrucialBench 40%, 1,337 samples	2x
KF2666C16D4/8G 2x8GBKingstonBench 79%, 8,345 samples	2x
CT8G4DFS8213.C8FBR1 2x8GBCrucialBench 66%, 3,127 samples	1x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $148

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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