MSI B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.28% 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 Drive109% 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 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171117
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateAug 16 '18 at 11:32
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
79.2% Very good
Memory 86.7
1-Core 113
2-Core 222
80% 140 Pts
4-Core 413
8-Core 423
56% 418 Pts
64-Core 420
26% 420 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7570
Device(1B0A 90BD) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1045.0
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
5.28% Terrible
Lighting 6.93
Reflection 6.77
Parallax 5.75
6% 6.48 fps
MRender 5.76
Gravity 5.2
Splatting 5.7
5% 5.55 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.28%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Drevo D1 SSD 240GB
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0526A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 292 282 279 278 278 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 424
Mixed 410
SusWrite 300
92% 412 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 51.2
179% 66.2 MB/s
DQ Read 355
DQ Write 287
DQ Mixed 106
138% 249 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 109%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF1G64AZ-2G1A1 Hynix HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
78.5% Very good
MC Read 28.7
MC Write 29.3
MC Mixed 25.7
80% 27.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 23.5
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 70.7
57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 78%

 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 2,444 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: 84% - Excellent Total price: $184
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