MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics60.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive82.5% 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-7A70
MotherboardMSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70)  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170301
Uptime11.4 Days
Run DateAug 13 '18 at 03:11
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU6%
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 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 i5-7500-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
77.4% Very good
Memory 81.1
1-Core 93.3
2-Core 224
74% 133 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 414
57% 421 Pts
64-Core 431
27% 431 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.11
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
60.4% Good
Lighting 77.3
Reflection 76.2
Parallax 65.2
63% 72.9 fps
MRender 67.8
Gravity 66.2
Splatting 68
55% 67.4 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.4%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 76 57 56 63 54 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Read 481
Write 352
Mixed 139
SusWrite 84.3
58% 264 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 94.5
4K Mixed 42.3
147% 55 MB/s
DQ Read 300
DQ Write 259
DQ Mixed 110
129% 223 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$84
2TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 195 191 192 193 194 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 141
Mixed 81
SusWrite 193
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 103%
Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
333GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 171 171 171 171 171 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 184
Mixed 74.5
SusWrite 171
112% 154 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 102%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905678-023.A00G 9905625-062.A00G 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
38% Below average
MC Read 13
MC Write 13.4
MC Mixed 11.6
36% 12.7 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 12.6
SC Mixed 12.2
34% 11.8 GB/s
Latency 78.5
51% 78.5 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 38%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70) Builds (Compare 2,327 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70) - $170

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $405
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HDDRAMUSB
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