MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.06% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive122% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A74
MotherboardMSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74)  (all builds)
Memory6.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170406
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 08 '21 at 03:52
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Memory 88
1-Core 121
2-Core 230
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 451
58% 440 Pts
64-Core 443
27% 443 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 2000
Nvidia(10DE 084A) 1GB
CLim: 625 MHz, MLim: 652 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 376.84
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
6.06% Terrible
Lighting 7.1
Reflection 9.6
Parallax 2.2
6% 6.3 fps
MRender 9.6
Gravity 7.9
Splatting 7.1
7% 8.2 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 6.06%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZNLN256HAJQ-000H1 256GB
201GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MVT24H3Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 301 305 306 310 310 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 441
Mixed 383
SusWrite 317
92% 412 MB/s
4K Read 47
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 63.7
220% 79.1 MB/s
DQ Read 351
DQ Write 291
DQ Mixed 312
236% 318 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 122%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3000 C16 Series 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.9% Very good
MC Read 27
MC Write 28
MC Mixed 22.1
73% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 28.7
SC Mixed 21.3
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 69.5
58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 106%

 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 2,433 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $198
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