MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70)

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	2.78% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	120% 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7A70
Motherboard	MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70) (all builds)
Memory	3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '19 at 13:43
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G4560-$31 70,054 User benchmarks, average bench 57% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Memory 90.5 1-Core 111 2-Core 187 76% 130 Pts	4-Core 285 8-Core 301 39% 293 Pts	64-Core 305 19% 305 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 610 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 14,881 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7A70) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6373 Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	2.78% Terrible	Lighting 3.6 Reflection 5.42 Parallax 3.75 3% 4.26 fps	MRender 6.95 Gravity 3.43 Splatting 0.13 2% 3.51 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.78% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 133GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 298 301 302 302 303 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 475 Mixed 453 SusWrite 305 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 61.7 208% 73.1 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 281 255 267 291 304 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 90%
WDC WD15 EARS-00Z5B1 1.5TB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 1TB free, PID 0c31 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 36 37 37 37 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	19% Very poor	Read 36.7 Write 34.2 Mixed 26.3 SusWrite 36.6 45% 33.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 84% 1 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 19% Great: 19%
WD Elements 25A2 2TB 18,040 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 925GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 98 98 98 98 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 114 Write 116 Mixed 72.4 SusWrite 97 134% 99.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 9.1 4K Mixed 0.7 338% 3.7 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 11 DQ Mixed 0.5 393% 3.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 61%
StoreJet Transcend 2TB 3,626 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1.5TB free, PID 7000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 110 110 108 109 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 110 Write 116 Mixed 74 SusWrite 109 138% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 6.8 4K Mixed 0.9 266% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB 2,734 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	72.3% Very good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 21.4 73% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 22.1 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 90%

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

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Typical B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70) Builds (Compare 2,312 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

Sail boat

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

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $110Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	553x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	392x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	283x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	362x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	356x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	153x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	79x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	74x
MX300 275GBCrucial $100Bench 79%, 67,541 samples	49x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 75%, 46,470 samples	44x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	41x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	33x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $425

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16