MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics34.3% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 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)
Memory4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180628
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateMar 06 '19 at 12:36
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
75% Very good
Memory 78.9
1-Core 116
2-Core 213
77% 136 Pts
4-Core 383
8-Core 639
62% 511 Pts
64-Core 658
41% 658 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 75%
Great: 84%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
MSI(1462 7A74) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
6.87% Terrible
Lighting 7.57
Reflection 10.2
Parallax 7.56
6% 8.44 fps
MRender 5.86
Gravity 6.87
Splatting 15.1
8% 9.28 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.87%
Great: 7%
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
34.3% Below average
Lighting 44.1
Reflection 31.3
Parallax 36.9
36% 37.5 fps
MRender 38.4
Gravity 40.7
Splatting 36
31% 38.4 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 34.3%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
269GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 100 130 98 140 102 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
70.3% Very good
Read 138
Write 91.7
Mixed 67
SusWrite 107
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
165% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 112%
Toshiba MK7559GSXP 750GB-$118
441GB free
Firmware: GN003J
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 96 97 94 98 96 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
56.2% Above average
Read 100
Write 92.8
Mixed 21.3
SusWrite 95.7
56% 77.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.5
104% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 56.2%
Great: 56%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2133 C15 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
32.4% Below average
MC Read 12.5
MC Write 10.1
MC Mixed 9.2
30% 10.6 GB/s
SC Read 9.1
SC Write 10.6
SC Mixed 11
29% 10.2 GB/s
Latency 82.6
48% 82.6 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 32.4%
Great: 43%

 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 2,432 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $201
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