MSI B250M PRO-VH (MS-7A74)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 51.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics5.6% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe 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.
Memory4GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (56%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7A74
MotherboardMSI B250M PRO-VH (MS-7A74)  (all builds)
Memory0.8 GB free of 4 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170406
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 27 '18 at 15:37
Run Duration291 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 56%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium G4560-$31
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
51.1% Above average
Memory 69.6
1-Core 77.8
2-Core 128
55% 91.8 Pts
4-Core 183
8-Core 229
26% 206 Pts
64-Core 233
14% 233 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 240
XFX(1682 7240) 2GB
CLim: 780 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.5.1
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
5.6% Terrible
Lighting 6.63
Reflection 8.73
Parallax 8.97
5% 8.11 fps
MRender 7.24
Gravity 6.27
Splatting 8.04
6% 7.18 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.6%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB (2007)-$20
199GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.03A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
35.5% Below average
Read 57.9
Write 65.7
Mixed 68.4
48% 64 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.06
4K Mixed 0.36
72% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 35.5%
Great: 55%
USB DISK 2.0 8GB
3GB free, PID 4100
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
6.21% Terrible
Read 24.4
Write 5.11
Mixed 5.79
11% 11.8 MB/s
4K Read 6.5
4K Write 0.007
4K Mixed 0.004
24% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.21%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2133 C14 1x4GB
1 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
29.9% Poor
MC Read 11
MC Write 10.1
MC Mixed 9.7
29% 10.3 GB/s
SC Read 9.2
SC Write 7.3
SC Mixed 7.7
23% 8.07 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 29.9%
Great: 43%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 22%
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Desktop
Desktop 73%
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Workstation
Workstation 18%
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Motherboard: MSI B250M PRO-VH (MS-7A74)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $197
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