MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. 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 72.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

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

System	MSI MS-7A74
Motherboard	MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74) (all builds)
Memory	2.1 GB free of 4 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20170406
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '18 at 01:38
Run Duration	99 Seconds
Run User	JOR-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-7100-$70 79,299 User benchmarks, average bench 57% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Memory 93 1-Core 116 2-Core 190 79% 133 Pts	4-Core 292 8-Core 331 41% 312 Pts	64-Core 339 21% 339 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 69%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD WD3200AVVS-63L2B0 320GB 8,287 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 256GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 198 195 83659 (03) Spinup time 152 147 3366 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6952 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 10546 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 5508 (C0) Power-off retract count 198 198 1824 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 6952 (C2) HDA temperature 109 98 34 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 94666 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	41% Average	Read 73.2 Write 69.4 Mixed 67.3 53% 70 MB/s	4K Read 0.27 4K Write 1.87 4K Mixed 0.28 77% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 43%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 167GB free (System drive) Firmware: KC48 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 111 99 2360 (03) Spinup time 100 99 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1058 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 79 60 95318343 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 2475 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 810 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 98 23 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 55 604962850 (C2) HDA temperature 34 45 51539607586 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 54 30 2360 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 89408334203306 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1972983951 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1448722480	52% Above average	Read 95.7 Write 85.8 Mixed 85.2 67% 88.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.27 4K Write 1.01 4K Mixed 0.47 82% 0.58 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A5143EB1-CPB 1x4GB 2,041 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	38.3% Below average	MC Read 13.9 MC Write 12 MC Mixed 10.8 35% 12.2 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 12.1 35% 12.4 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 42%

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Gaming 25%

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Desktop 74%

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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	413x
Pentium G4560Intel $31Bench 57%, 70,054 samples	215x

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 $30Bench 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: $184

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16