MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 63.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	56.9% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

System	MSI MS-7A74
Motherboard	MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74) (all builds)
Memory	2.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170406
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	May 17 '24 at 04:47
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G4560-$31 70,054 User benchmarks, average bench 57% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	63.3% Good	Memory 83.7 1-Core 95.7 2-Core 173 69% 117 Pts	4-Core 251 8-Core 247 33% 249 Pts	64-Core 254 16% 254 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6163) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.9% Above average	Lighting 70.5 Reflection 78.1 Parallax 69.6 58% 72.7 fps	MRender 67.7 Gravity 68.9 Splatting 67.5 56% 68 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 60%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 367GB free (System drive) Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 89 85 73 75 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 151 Write 137 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 77.2 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 209% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x4GB 2,627 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63.1% Good	MC Read 22.5 MC Write 24.7 MC Mixed 21.8 66% 23 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 12.5 SC Mixed 16.5 41% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 92%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 10: 0P 1R 1G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
10%	29%	14	198	31	60	21.5"	1280 720	JRY2150 HDMI

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Gaming 25%

Raft

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 21%

Surfboard

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

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $70Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	650x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	416x
Pentium G4560Intel $31Bench 57%, 70,054 samples	220x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	562x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	275x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	202x

SSD
A400 120GBKingston $26Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	73x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	59x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	58x

RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	52x
HyperX 2400 C15 1x8GBKingstonBench 40%, 46,352 samples	42x
HyperX 2133 C14 1x8GBKingstonBench 37%, 30,824 samples	42x

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Total price: $156

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Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060 $291	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $145
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369