MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.55% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
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-7A70
MotherboardMSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70)  (all builds)
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1280 x 720 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170206
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 09 '17 at 20:46
Run Duration83 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium G4620-$60
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
75.1% Very good
Memory 94
1-Core 118
2-Core 225
84% 146 Pts
4-Core 327
8-Core 328
44% 327 Pts
64-Core 327
20% 327 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 75%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
MSI(1462 7A70) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4541
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
6.55% Terrible
Lighting 6.7
Reflection 10.9
Parallax 6.41
6% 8 fps
MRender 9.43
Gravity 5.57
Splatting 15
9% 9.98 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.55%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 275GB-$42
231GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR040 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Read 482
Write 332
Mixed 338
85% 384 MB/s
4K Read 27.3
4K Write 70.6
4K Mixed 24.2
110% 40.7 MB/s
DQ Read 229
DQ Write 221
DQ Mixed 39.7
81% 163 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 95%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSE.8FBD 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
81.7% Excellent
MC Read 29.4
MC Write 31.8
MC Mixed 25
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 31
SC Mixed 25.9
71% 25 GB/s
Latency 59.8
67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 90%

 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 2,315 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: $410
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