MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70)

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	126% 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.
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.

System	MSI MS-7A70
Motherboard	MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170406
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Mar 07 '20 at 19:30
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 140 2-Core 279 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 494 8-Core 773 78% 634 Pts	64-Core 763 47% 763 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 175 Reflection 183 Parallax 188 143% 182 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 175 Splatting 117 111% 138 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 508 Write 481 Mixed 422 105% 470 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 63.3 211% 73.5 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 128%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 203GB free Firmware: UF5100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 119 135 135 134 135 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	49% Average	Read 421 Write 189 Mixed 143 SusWrite 148 50% 225 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 29.4 4K Mixed 10.7 65% 21.3 MB/s	DQ Read 121 DQ Write 65.4 DQ Mixed 26.1 37% 70.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 56%
Samsung 860 EVO 250GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 38GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 129 129 128 106 83 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 503 Write 477 Mixed 388 SusWrite 153 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 54.2 198% 70.6 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 175 182% 299 MB/s
Poor: 37% Great: 48%
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB-$102 29,256 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 25GB free Firmware: 3.AAK SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 51 50 52 52 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	26.5% Poor	Read 41 Write 26.7 Mixed 36.5 SusWrite 51.1 29% 38.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 111% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 26.5% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.5% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 20.5 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 27.9 SC Mixed 22.9 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 61.5 65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 109%

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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%

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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 $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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