MSI B250M-E (MS-7A74)

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 65%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	2.76% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	69.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A74
Motherboard	MSI B250M-E (MS-7A74) (all builds)
Memory	2.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170203
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 09 '24 at 06:37
Run Duration	116 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6400-$79 171,457 User benchmarks, average bench 61% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	65% Good	Memory 70.3 1-Core 89.9 2-Core 177 64% 113 Pts	4-Core 344 8-Core 349 46% 347 Pts	64-Core 349 22% 349 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7A74) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.2111 Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	2.76% Terrible	Lighting 5 Reflection 4.1 Parallax 5.7 4% 4.93 fps	MRender 0.3 Gravity 0.3 Splatting 0.2 0% 0.27 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.76% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Faspeed K5-512G 512GB 45 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 383GB free (System drive) Firmware: HP36182P SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 361 372 337 333 248 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	69.4% Good	Read 321 Write 379 Mixed 335 SusWrite 332 77% 342 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 74.6 4K Mixed 8.2 95% 37.4 MB/s	DQ Read 169 DQ Write 277 DQ Mixed 11.9 68% 153 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown faspeed P4H-8G 1x8GB 74 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	30.1% Below average	MC Read 10.9 MC Write 10.1 MC Mixed 9.5 29% 10.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 9.3 SC Mixed 10.2 27% 9.43 GB/s	Latency 113 35% 113 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 30.1% Great: 50%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	68	56	60	21.5"	1280 720	SAM078E SA300/SA350

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Typical B250M-E (MS-7A74) Builds (Compare 4 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 70%

Battleship

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI B250M-E (MS-7A74)

CPU
Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	2x
Core i3-6100Intel $51Bench 55%, 110,166 samples	1x
Core i5-6500Intel $60Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	1x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	1x
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	1x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	1x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	1x
Micron_2450_MTFDKBA512TFK 512GBBench 203%, 4,667 samples	1x
TM8PS7512G 512GBTeamBench 69%, 5,734 samples	1x

RAM
faspeed P4H-8G 1x8GBUnknownBench 42%, 74 samples	1x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C19 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 79%, 300 samples	1x
HyperX DDR4 2666 C16 2x4GBKingstonBench 82%, 4,742 samples	1x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $166

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16