MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	124% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A74
Motherboard	MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74) (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 04 '21 at 19:44
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Memory 87.9 1-Core 127 2-Core 237 85% 151 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 665 67% 543 Pts	64-Core 664 41% 664 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 8618) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	55.6% Above average	Lighting 68.8 Reflection 72.3 Parallax 66.7 56% 69.3 fps	MRender 64.8 Gravity 69.6 Splatting 66.4 55% 66.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 119GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 280 280 275 273 273 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 477 Mixed 442 SusWrite 291 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 49.8 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 65.7 223% 78.1 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 357 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 128%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 70GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 399 361 330 322 313 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 462 Mixed 446 SusWrite 360 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 48.9 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 66.9 225% 79.6 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 359 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 262GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 127 129 129 129 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 184 Write 153 Mixed 89.9 SusWrite 129 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 212% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSB.16FARG 859B BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD2 16GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.3% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 23 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 23 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 85%

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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	7	60	31.5"	1280 720	DELD0F2 DELL S3220DGF

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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 $91Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	643x
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	556x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	273x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	201x

SSD
A400 120GBKingston $28Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	73x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	58x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $178

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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16