MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 67.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics75.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A74
MotherboardMSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74)  (all builds)
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161101
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 03 '23 at 20:05
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User LBN-User
Background CPU 38%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
67.8% Good
Memory 83.9
1-Core 96.2
2-Core 193
72% 124 Pts
4-Core 297
8-Core 317
41% 307 Pts
64-Core 308
19% 308 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 67.8%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
Nvidia(10DE 2182) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (96 fps cap detected)
75.5% Very good
Lighting 96.1
Reflection 96.8
Parallax 95.1
78% 96 fps
MRender 97.2
Gravity 88.7
Splatting 75.5
70% 87.1 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 81%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$27
352GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 110 110 112 112 111 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
67.2% Good
Read 123
Write 123
Mixed 73.4
SusWrite 111
79% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.9
186% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905622-024.A00G 9905622-057.A00G 8GB
2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
72.8% Very good
MC Read 25.7
MC Write 29
MC Mixed 22.7
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 27.8
SC Mixed 21.9
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 73.6
54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 78%

 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 2,449 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: 85% - Excellent Total price: $176
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