MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70)

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


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 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	35.4% 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)
Boot Drive	81.2% 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.
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	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170406
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '17 at 11:41
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	HRV-User
Background CPU	3%

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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 Core i5-7500-$89 149,467 User benchmarks, average bench 67% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Memory 92.4 1-Core 119 2-Core 234 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 461 8-Core 462 62% 461 Pts	64-Core 461 28% 461 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 3351) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 384.94 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	35.4% Below average	Lighting 45.7 Reflection 31.7 Parallax 38.8 37% 38.7 fps	MRender 38.6 Gravity 41.8 Splatting 36.7 32% 39 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 275GB-$42 16,792 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 213GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 48 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 15 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 2 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 44 39 261994315832 (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 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 265200509 (F7) Unknown 100 100 8356911 (F8) Unknown 100 100 1261113 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1249 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	81.2% Excellent	Read 483 Write 308 Mixed 322 82% 371 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 73.6 4K Mixed 24.4 111% 41.7 MB/s	DQ Read 229 DQ Write 205 DQ Mixed 40.4 79% 158 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 787GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 79 63 87552711 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 14 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 156823 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 48 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 14 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 61 59 655687719 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 14 (C2) HDA temperature 39 20 85899345959 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 8 7 87552711 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -89859305766864 (F1) Unknown 100 253 319687793 (F2) Unknown 100 253 25784861	103% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 179 Mixed 146 126% 168 MB/s	4K Read 1.02 4K Write 1.62 4K Mixed 0.31 108% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80 31,610 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 150GB free Firmware: 3.AAE Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 89 130389171 (03) Spinup time 95 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 91 91 9320 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 86 60 433175638 (09) Power-on hours count 56 56 38757 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 5765 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 53 42 7027356598319 (C2) HDA temperature 47 58 68719476783 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 84 58 57961828 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 5 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	40.4% Average	Read 72 Write 68.6 Mixed 63.4 51% 68 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.08 4K Mixed 0.39 82% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS824A.C8FBR1 1x8GB 773 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	43.8% Average	MC Read 16.2 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 12 41% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.5 SC Write 14.8 SC Mixed 13.3 39% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 46%

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Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 74%

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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