MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	33.5% 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	64.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7A70
Motherboard	MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70) (all builds)
Memory	4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170406
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '19 at 09:50
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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)	84.8% Excellent	Memory 90.3 1-Core 116 2-Core 231 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 458 61% 458 Pts	64-Core 449 28% 449 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Nvidia(10DE 1401) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.81 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.5% Below average	Lighting 43.2 Reflection 42.5 Parallax 42 35% 42.6 fps	MRender 38.6 Gravity 38.9 Splatting 34 30% 37.2 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 114GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 111 78 41 109 90 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Read 454 Write 366 Mixed 348 SusWrite 101 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 17.1 108% 46.8 MB/s	DQ Read 165 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 0.2 55% 131 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 86%
Sandisk S240G 500GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 341GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 441 459 458 421 400 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 507 Write 463 Mixed 444 SusWrite 435 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 59.3 198% 72.5 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 295 241% 343 MB/s
Poor: 83% Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$128 11,448 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 915GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 116 116 116 116 118 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 92.8 Write 95 Mixed 79.7 SusWrite 116 71% 95.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 1x8GB-$25 20,263 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	45.7% Average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 13.8 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 14.8 SC Mixed 13.2 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 48%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	555x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	393x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	283x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	363x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	358x
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	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: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $410

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $183	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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