MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics29.2% 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 Drive118% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A74
MotherboardMSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74)  (all builds)
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180628
Uptime2 Days
Run DateNov 16 '22 at 06:35
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%
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 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Memory 91.9
1-Core 118
2-Core 229
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 354
8-Core 580
57% 467 Pts
64-Core 585
36% 585 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 457.51
Performing below potential (59th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
29.2% Poor
Lighting 36.9
Reflection 40.5
Parallax 37.9
30% 38.4 fps
MRender 37.4
Gravity 39
Splatting 27.3
28% 34.6 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 29.2%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$62
259GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 454 463 389 335 340 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 478
Mixed 454
SusWrite 390
103% 457 MB/s
4K Read 43.9
4K Write 88.3
4K Mixed 57
186% 63.1 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 360
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 118%
Great: 130%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
827GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 155 163 168 167 169 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
96.3% Outstanding
Read 179
Write 170
Mixed 75.2
SusWrite 157
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 96.3%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
77.8% Very good
MC Read 29.7
MC Write 30
MC Mixed 22.9
79% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 28.4
SC Mixed 24.1
67% 23.3 GB/s
Latency 64.3
62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 108%

 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: $183
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