MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 64.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	158% 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.

Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A70
Motherboard	MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70) (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170206
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 14 '17 at 05:26
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	52%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G4600-$27 16,729 User benchmarks, average bench 63% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	64.3% Good	Memory 79.6 1-Core 90.3 2-Core 156 65% 109 Pts	4-Core 282 8-Core 298 38% 290 Pts	64-Core 283 18% 283 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7A70) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4541 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 6.67 Reflection 10.9 8% 8.78 fps
Poor: 3% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	158% Outstanding	Read 1,362 Write 568 Mixed 724 194% 885 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 46.5 176% 68.1 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 394 DQ Mixed 84.2 134% 252 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 157%
Hitachi HTS545032B9A300 320GB-$59 15,217 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 298GB free Firmware: PB3OCA1G Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 142 100 90194313218 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 6039 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 4270 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 6015 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 1245184 (BC) Unknown 100 98 3 (BE) vendor-specific 74 47 437714970 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 93 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 2752554 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 44310 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	41.8% Average	Read 76 Write 69.4 Mixed 70.2 54% 71.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.31 4K Mixed 0.32 79% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 42%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$80 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 200GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 188 (03) Spinup time 137 136 4108 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4550 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 81 81 14378 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4527 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 454 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4550 (C2) HDA temperature 106 73 37 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 1 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 3 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	48% Average	Read 84 Write 83.1 Mixed 84.5 63% 83.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 1.68 4K Mixed 0.32 91% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSE.8FBD 2x4GB 6,607 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.4% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 22.6 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 18.5 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 81.3 49% 81.3 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 90%

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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%

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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 $131	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