MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


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 64.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	57.3% 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)
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A74
Motherboard	MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74) (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '21 at 22:43
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	46%

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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 i5-7500-$89 149,467 User benchmarks, average bench 67% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Memory 69.1 1-Core 111 2-Core 206 72% 129 Pts	4-Core 336 8-Core 385 47% 360 Pts	64-Core 363 22% 363 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	57.3% Above average	Lighting 71.6 Reflection 75.3 Parallax 67.5 58% 71.5 fps	MRender 65 Gravity 71.6 Splatting 66.5 55% 67.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$54 40,725 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: P1021A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 440 Write 395 Mixed 383 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 79.1 4K Mixed 30.8 120% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 243 195% 270 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 307GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 102 121 120 126 124 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	Read 150 Write 158 Mixed 46.3 SusWrite 112 85% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown GX2400D464L17/16G 1x16GB 79 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	37.4% Below average	MC Read 13.6 MC Write 12.6 MC Mixed 12.4 37% 12.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 12.3 SC Mixed 13.1 33% 11.5 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 47%

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

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Gaming 25%

Raft

Desktop 74%

Battleship

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	414x
Pentium G4560Intel $31Bench 57%, 70,054 samples	218x

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 $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	73x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	58x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 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: $183

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16