MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.48% 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 Drive88.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A74
MotherboardMSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74)  (all builds)
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180628
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 28 '19 at 23:06
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Memory 93.2
1-Core 122
2-Core 240
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 467
8-Core 472
63% 470 Pts
64-Core 468
29% 468 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
MSI(1462 7A74) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6373
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.48% Terrible
Lighting 7.73
Reflection 11
Parallax 7.66
6% 8.78 fps
MRender 12
Gravity 7.07
Splatting 15.3
10% 11.5 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.48%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Tcsunbow N4 240GB
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0817A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 301 99 72 94 75 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Read 453
Write 386
Mixed 372
SusWrite 176
78% 347 MB/s
4K Read 37.9
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 30.8
161% 63.1 MB/s
DQ Read 208
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 1.1
74% 176 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 88%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 167 167 167 167 166 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 202
Write 158
Mixed 97.5
SusWrite 166
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 106%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
77% Very good
MC Read 27.8
MC Write 30.3
MC Mixed 23
77% 27 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 24.3
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 61.7
65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 77%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74) Builds (Compare 2,438 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 25%
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Desktop
Desktop 74%
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Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $184
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