MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics57.8% 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 Drive296% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7A74
MotherboardMSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74)  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171117
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 03 '22 at 17:14
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$95
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
79.2% Very good
Memory 86.7
1-Core 107
2-Core 212
77% 135 Pts
4-Core 415
8-Core 413
55% 414 Pts
64-Core 372
23% 372 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
57.8% Above average
Lighting 71.5
Reflection 78.5
Parallax 70.4
58% 73.5 fps
MRender 67.1
Gravity 71.7
Splatting 69.5
57% 69.4 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 57.8%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94
901GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1230 1586 1744 1696 1711 1711 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
296% Outstanding
Read 1,390
Write 1,743
Mixed 1,485
SusWrite 1613
353% 1,558 MB/s
4K Read 59.8
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 83.7
279% 99.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,355
DQ Write 1117
DQ Mixed 1,230
923% 1,234 MB/s
Poor: 149%
This bench: 296%
Great: 365%
Corsair Flash Survivor USB 3.0 16GB-$48
11GB free, PID 1a04
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.5 7.4 10 12 4.4 7.9 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
10.7% Very poor
Read 46.6
Write 24
Mixed 21
SusWrite 8.6
29% 25 MB/s
4K Read 8.9
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
33% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 10.7%
Great: 36%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$41
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.1% Very good
MC Read 26.7
MC Write 29.3
MC Mixed 22.4
75% 26.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 29.6
SC Mixed 22.9
66% 23 GB/s
Latency 70.7
57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 120%

 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%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $184
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