MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics34.4% 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)
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.
SystemMSI MS-7A70
MotherboardMSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70)  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171120
Uptime6.4 Days
Run DateApr 19 '19 at 08:14
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
74.5% Very good
Memory 76.4
1-Core 104
2-Core 213
73% 131 Pts
4-Core 423
8-Core 398
56% 411 Pts
64-Core 371
23% 371 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 425.31
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
34.4% Below average
Lighting 44.6
Reflection 43.8
Parallax 38.3
36% 42.3 fps
MRender 38.7
Gravity 39.1
Splatting 35.5
31% 37.8 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 34.4%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 467
Write 341
Mixed 97.8
66% 302 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 83.3
4K Mixed 38.7
140% 50.8 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 259
DQ Mixed 172
154% 234 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
77GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 128 156 165 170 147 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Read 158
Write 137
Mixed 82.2
SusWrite 149
96% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 112%
Hitachi HDT725040VLA380 400GB
46GB free
Firmware: V5COA73A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
20.7% Poor
Read 33.8
Write 33
Mixed 23.2
SusWrite 37.9
24% 32 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 20.7%
Great: 37%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.8FARG 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.8FARG 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
57.2% Above average
MC Read 20.8
MC Write 21.8
MC Mixed 18.7
58% 20.4 GB/s
SC Read 11.5
SC Write 21.1
SC Mixed 16
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 87.4
46% 87.4 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 57.2%
Great: 84%

 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 2,312 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: 90% - Excellent Total price: $425
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HDDRAMUSB
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