MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics56.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A70
MotherboardMSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70)  (all builds)
Memory14.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 19 '18 at 23:49
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$95
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
82.3% Excellent
Memory 91.3
1-Core 111
2-Core 219
80% 141 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 424
57% 424 Pts
64-Core 420
26% 420 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 416.16
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
56.9% Above average
Lighting 69.8
Reflection 68
Parallax 60
57% 65.9 fps
MRender 71.6
Gravity 67.5
Splatting 69.4
57% 69.5 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Ccboot iSCSI 250GB
172GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 35 38 37 36 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
53% Above average
Read 147
Write 139
Mixed 81.2
SusWrite 36.7
75% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1.2
228% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 53%
Great: 32%
WD Re 2TB (2012)-$25
2TB free
Firmware: 01.01K03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 37 38 38 37 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
57.6% Above average
Read 161
Write 139
Mixed 98.9
SusWrite 38.6
81% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1.1
221% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 57.6%
Great: 90%
Ccboot iSCSI 4TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 37 38 38 37 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
55.1% Above average
Read 153
Write 134
Mixed 91.2
SusWrite 38
77% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 0.9
189% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 55.1%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown Kingston 9905678-102.A00G 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.2% Very good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 29.5
MC Mixed 22.2
75% 26.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 23.2
67% 23.6 GB/s
Latency 65.3
61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 19%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 75%

 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 2,325 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: $409
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