MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74)

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	28.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	78.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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

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

System	MSI MS-7A74
Motherboard	MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74) (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170203
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '21 at 17:23
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	HRV-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (82^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 way above expectations (99^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Memory 82.5 1-Core 117 2-Core 234 81% 145 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 465 62% 462 Pts	64-Core 456 28% 456 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 3354) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	28.9% Poor	Lighting 37.7 Reflection 35.4 Parallax 32.9 31% 35.3 fps	MRender 37.4 Gravity 34.7 Splatting 23.8 25% 32 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 28%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot P210 512GB 4,278 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 380GB free (System drive) Firmware: U0128A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 379 64 120 12 124 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 456 Write 373 Mixed 345 SusWrite 168 75% 336 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 26.3 135% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 125 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 40.3 84% 163 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown GLLG42F-18---------- 1x8GB 445 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	42.3% Average	MC Read 15.4 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 11.6 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 15.7 SC Mixed 13.3 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 76 53% 76 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 45%

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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%

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	413x
Pentium G4560Intel $31Bench 57%, 70,054 samples	215x

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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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