MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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 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 50.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	13.8% 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.
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 (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A74
Motherboard	MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74) (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	Цвета: 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171117
Uptime	12.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 30 '21 at 13:55
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	UKR-User
Background CPU	54%

PC Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-7100-$41 79,299 User benchmarks, average bench 57% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	50.6% Above average	Memory 63.7 1-Core 88.6 2-Core 159 59% 104 Pts	4-Core 213 8-Core 240 30% 227 Pts	64-Core 248 15% 248 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 550-$79 79,894 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Gigabyte(1458 22FE) 2GB CLim: 1183 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	13.8% Very poor	Lighting 15 Reflection 26.3 Parallax 20.2 12% 20.5 fps	MRender 25.1 Gravity 15.2 Splatting 21.3 17% 20.5 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 13.8% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 512GB-$71 31,280 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 250GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0427ANR Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 388 Write 416 Mixed 349 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 79 4K Mixed 43.6 137% 49.4 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 285 233% 331 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 127%
Kbg30zms128g NVMe TOSHIBA 128GB 3,624 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 52GB free Firmware: ADDA0105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 778 Write 613 Mixed 624 149% 672 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 78.3 4K Mixed 38.9 148% 51.6 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 263 217% 312 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 123%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 134GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 73 11 0 32 71 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	35.4% Below average	Read 80.3 Write 82 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 43.2 48% 64.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 102% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT16G4DFD8266.M16FE 1x16GB 513 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	37.9% Below average	MC Read 14.1 MC Write 12.6 MC Mixed 12.5 37% 13.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 13 SC Mixed 12 36% 12.5 GB/s	Latency 117 34% 117 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 52%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 25%

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Desktop 74%

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Workstation 21%

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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	413x
Pentium G4560Intel $31Bench 57%, 70,054 samples	217x

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 $30Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	73x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	58x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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: $184

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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