MSI B250M ICAFE (MS-7A74)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics23.8% 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 Drive116% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 ICAFE (MS-7A74)  (all builds)
Memory6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180301
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 13 '20 at 06:46
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 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 i3-9100F-$115
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87% Excellent
Memory 85.2
1-Core 135
2-Core 266
89% 162 Pts
4-Core 511
8-Core 518
69% 515 Pts
64-Core 521
32% 521 Pts
Poor: 72%
This bench: 87%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R9 370
XFX(1682 2016) 2GB
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.12.1
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
23.8% Poor
Lighting 28.1
Reflection 32.5
Parallax 34.2
23% 31.6 fps
MRender 29.1
Gravity 23.1
Splatting 38
25% 30.1 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 23.8%
Great: 24%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSDPEBKF256G7 256GB
164GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PBF114N
SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 105 353 124 62 105 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 665
Write 510
Mixed 479
SusWrite 192
103% 461 MB/s
4K Read 35
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 54.5
200% 78.2 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 472
DQ Mixed 303
249% 348 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 116%
Great: 110%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB
834GB free
Firmware: SC23
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 147 146 148 151 149 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Read 119
Write 115
Mixed 62.6
SusWrite 148
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.6
118% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 98%
Seagate BUP BK 5TB
3TB free
Firmware: 0304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 112 117 118 119 119 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
57% Above average
Read 83.8
Write 108
Mixed 71.6
SusWrite 114
70% 94.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 0.6
161% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 57%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX430C13/8G 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
42.5% Average
MC Read 16
MC Write 15.3
MC Mixed 10.8
40% 14 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 16.4
SC Mixed 12.8
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 71.8
56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 42.5%
Great: 43%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B250M ICAFE (MS-7A74) Builds (Compare 6 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI B250M ICAFE (MS-7A74)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $79
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