MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics114% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A70
MotherboardMSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70)  (all builds)
Memory8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 12 '19 at 17:55
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%
Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Memory 89.7
1-Core 123
2-Core 204
81% 139 Pts
4-Core 331
8-Core 503
52% 417 Pts
64-Core 589
36% 589 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Lighting 152
Reflection 151
Parallax 142
124% 149 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 147
Splatting 116
103% 127 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 114%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WD2500AAKX-603CA0 240GB
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z33130RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 38 25 45 25 32 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Read 389
Write 85.3
Mixed 252
SusWrite 41.3
42% 192 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 99.8
4K Mixed 21.7
113% 47.6 MB/s
DQ Read 125
DQ Write 137
DQ Mixed 25.6
48% 96.1 MB/s
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110
1TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 117 117 117 117 117 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
64.5% Good
Read 108
Write 104
Mixed 63.2
SusWrite 116
72% 97.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 64.5%
Great: 100%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
333GB free
Firmware: 18.01H18
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 100 99 100 100 101 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
51.1% Above average
Read 78.3
Write 73.7
Mixed 51
SusWrite 99.8
56% 75.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
121% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3000 C16 Series 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
67.9% Good
MC Read 23
MC Write 26.4
MC Mixed 22.2
68% 23.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 21.4
SC Mixed 22.8
58% 20.4 GB/s
Latency 67.6
59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 67.9%
Great: 106%

 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest deals
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback