MSI B250M PRO-VH (MS-7A74)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics82.7% 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 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.
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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A74
MotherboardMSI B250M PRO-VH (MS-7A74)  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161202
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 13 '19 at 06:00
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU 21%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$95
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
Memory 89.8
1-Core 105
2-Core 212
78% 136 Pts
4-Core 421
8-Core 419
56% 420 Pts
64-Core 407
25% 407 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.7% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 107
Parallax 92.9
85% 101 fps
MRender 96.7
Gravity 94.2
Splatting 94.8
78% 95.2 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 545s Series 256GB-$79
89GB free
Firmware: LHF002C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 260 273 271 270 273 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 426
Mixed 412
SusWrite 274
90% 403 MB/s
4K Read 48.7
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 65.5
216% 74.8 MB/s
DQ Read 308
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 243
205% 297 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 119%
Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
622GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 150 176 179 173 177 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
97.2% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 186
Mixed 82.2
SusWrite 165
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 97.2%
Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95
211GB free
Firmware: CC98
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 109 108 108 111 108 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
59.3% Above average
Read 98.3
Write 106
Mixed 58.5
SusWrite 109
68% 92.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.7
119% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 59.3%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905678-043.A00G KHX2133C14/8G 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
71.5% Very good
MC Read 26
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 21.6
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 26.5
SC Mixed 21.9
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 67.5
59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B250M PRO-VH (MS-7A74) Builds (Compare 789 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $182
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