MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.6% 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	122% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

System	MSI MS-7A74
Motherboard	MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74) (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 22 '19 at 16:46
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7400-$110 234,266 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Memory 91.9 1-Core 110 2-Core 219 80% 140 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 425 57% 425 Pts	64-Core 426 26% 426 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.6.1 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.6% Above average	Lighting 64.8 Reflection 69.1 Parallax 81.8 53% 71.9 fps	MRender 71.2 Gravity 65.9 Splatting 57 52% 64.7 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 254GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 475 477 489 489 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 473 Mixed 398 SusWrite 473 104% 464 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 51.4 184% 69.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 121%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 310GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 420 417 425 425 421 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 478 Mixed 382 SusWrite 420 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 56 197% 71.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 261 221% 323 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 111%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 74GB free Firmware: DXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 248 247 248 250 250 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 460 Write 254 Mixed 175 SusWrite 248 63% 284 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 23.1 131% 52.3 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 208 DQ Mixed 57.2 104% 211 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 85%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 490GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 120 119 120 121 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	72.4% Very good	Read 132 Write 122 Mixed 115 SusWrite 120 91% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 188% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS8213.M8FH 1x8GB 864 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	40.7% Average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 11 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 13.6 SC Mixed 12.5 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 42%

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Gaming 25%

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Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 21%

Surfboard

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

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $110Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	640x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	412x
Pentium G4560Intel $31Bench 57%, 70,054 samples	214x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	552x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	273x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	200x

SSD
A400 120GBKingston $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	72x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	58x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	57x

RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	50x
HyperX 2400 C15 1x8GBKingstonBench 40%, 46,352 samples	42x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 75%, 46,470 samples	41x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $201

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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