MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	29.1% 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)
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A70
Motherboard	MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70) (all builds)
Memory	2.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20170406
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '18 at 12:51
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	UKR-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Memory 90.9 1-Core 103 2-Core 280 85% 158 Pts	4-Core 435 8-Core 769 73% 602 Pts	64-Core 766 47% 766 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362 42,960 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 2843) 2GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	29.1% Poor	Lighting 35.5 Reflection 34.8 Parallax 44.5 29% 38.3 fps	MRender 40.7 Gravity 40.9 Splatting 29.6 30% 37 fps
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 439 Write 418 Mixed 348 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 57.7 190% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 317 240% 322 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 18GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 97 102 101 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Read 100 Write 99.3 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 95.5 65% 88.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 89% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 75%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$78 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 514GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 104 105 105 106 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 71.3 Write 68 Mixed 49.3 SusWrite 104 54% 73.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 88%
WD Purple 3TB (2014)-$84 6,631 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 124 124 124 125 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	79% Very good	Read 152 Write 146 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 123 90% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 85%
Generic- Multi-Card 32GB 585 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 30GB free, PID 0158 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 18 21 21 18 21 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 19.8 Write 19.5 SusWrite 19.1 25% 19.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 1.1 68% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 16%
ST4000LM 016-1N2170 4TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 929GB free, PID 0237 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 83 83 83 83 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 58 Write 83.8 Mixed 55 SusWrite 83.2 99% 70 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.4 170% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 56%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2133 C15 1x8GB 322 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	40.4% Average	MC Read 14.1 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 11.6 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 12.5 SC Mixed 13.5 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 42%

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

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Gaming 41%

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Desktop 74%

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Workstation 33%

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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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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