MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	58.2% 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 Drive	88.2% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A70
Motherboard	MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70) (all builds)
Memory	14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '18 at 01:27
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$170 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	Memory 92.4 1-Core 123 2-Core 254 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 474 8-Core 670 72% 572 Pts	64-Core 686 42% 686 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Zotac(19DA 1438) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Lighting 71.4 Reflection 77 Parallax 72.4 58% 73.6 fps	MRender 71.1 Gravity 70.1 Splatting 71.4 58% 70.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZNLN128HCGR-000L1 128GB 201 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT22L0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 151 150 151 152 152 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 447 Write 156 Mixed 186 SusWrite 151 52% 235 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 34.8 164% 64 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 153 DQ Mixed 185 159% 241 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 88%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$71 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2TB free Firmware: JKAOA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 117 115 114 116 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	70.3% Very good	Read 131 Write 134 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 114 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2400C15-8GNT 04CD F4-2400C15-8GNS 16GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 20.3 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 27.6 SC Mixed 23.2 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 63.3 63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 73%

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

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Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70) - $170

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $70Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	558x
Core i5-7500Intel $62Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	394x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	284x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	369x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	362x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	153x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	80x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	74x
MX300 275GBCrucial $100Bench 79%, 67,541 samples	52x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 75%, 46,470 samples	44x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	42x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	33x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $385

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16