MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	57% 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	99.1% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	MSI MS-7A74
Motherboard	MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74) (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161101
Uptime	7.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '22 at 22:26
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	40%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7400-$95 234,266 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Memory 90.4 1-Core 98.3 2-Core 158 70% 116 Pts	4-Core 314 8-Core 345 43% 329 Pts	64-Core 342 21% 342 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 8C94) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 526.98 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	57% Above average	Lighting 70.3 Reflection 74.8 Parallax 69.2 57% 71.4 fps	MRender 66.2 Gravity 71.5 Splatting 69 56% 68.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$90 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 473GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 410 437 451 454 444 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Read 448 Write 355 Mixed 332 SusWrite 423 88% 389 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 72.6 4K Mixed 36.7 126% 45.4 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 295 240% 340 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 137%
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 108GB free Firmware: SBFK10D7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 89 73 72 81 73 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	71% Very good	Read 416 Write 365 Mixed 327 SusWrite 102 68% 302 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 70 4K Mixed 26.7 113% 41.3 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 188 177% 275 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 85%
Seagate SkyHawk 1TB (2016)-$62 7,846 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 912GB free Firmware: CV11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 180 180 181 179 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 169 Mixed 73.1 SusWrite 178 108% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB 49,673 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	69.9% Good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 21.7 71% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 25.7 SC Mixed 20 58% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 80%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 25%

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Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 21%

Surfboard

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

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	642x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	414x
Pentium G4560Intel $31Bench 57%, 70,054 samples	218x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	555x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	273x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	201x

SSD
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	73x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	58x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $183

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16