MSI B250M PRO-VD(MS-7A74)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics76.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive97.2% 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)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161014
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 06 '20 at 23:34
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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)
81.4% Excellent
Memory 85.4
1-Core 119
2-Core 210
79% 138 Pts
4-Core 449
8-Core 437
60% 443 Pts
64-Core 449
28% 449 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
Nvidia(10DE 21C4) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.08
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
76.2% Very good
Lighting 95.4
Reflection 86.5
Parallax 82.7
78% 88.2 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 79.7
Splatting 75.2
73% 92 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
399GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S3Z40107
SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 377 438 455 453 451 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
97.2% Outstanding
Read 486
Write 428
Mixed 367
SusWrite 406
95% 422 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 29.5
142% 57.9 MB/s
DQ Read 146
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 43.4
88% 172 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 97.2%
Great: 102%
Liteonit LCS-256L9S-11 2.5 7mm 256GB
28GB free
Firmware: HC8110A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 370 386 431 430 399 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 451
Write 394
Mixed 286
SusWrite 378
85% 377 MB/s
4K Read 36.3
4K Write 95.4
4K Mixed 42.6
160% 58.1 MB/s
DQ Read 358
DQ Write 250
DQ Mixed 190
173% 266 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 104%
Great: 103%
PH4-CE240 240GB
17GB free
Firmware: F/W:1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 18 100 6 33 6 MB/s
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
41% Average
Read 39.3
Write 180
Mixed 17.5
SusWrite 54.8
17% 72.9 MB/s
4K Read 5.3
4K Write 79.3
4K Mixed 33.2
93% 39.3 MB/s
DQ Read 216
DQ Write 64.5
DQ Mixed 1.9
37% 94 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 41%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 2666 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
MC Read 30
MC Write 33
MC Mixed 23.4
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 32.6
SC Mixed 23.2
70% 24.5 GB/s
Latency 71.7
56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 89%

 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 119 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI B250M PRO-VD(MS-7A74) - $63

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 104% - Outstanding Total price: $269
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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