MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70)

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	122% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A70
Motherboard	MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70) (all builds)
Memory	7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	17.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 07 '20 at 10:42
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (59^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-$230 712,312 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 (86^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Memory 95 1-Core 140 2-Core 272 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 451 8-Core 755 73% 603 Pts	64-Core 742 46% 742 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 1474) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 168 Reflection 182 Parallax 181 137% 177 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 168 Splatting 117 109% 135 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,657 Write 825 Mixed 438 212% 973 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 48 207% 80.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,036 DQ Write 822 DQ Mixed 983 721% 947 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Toshiba HG5d Q Series 128GB 2,624 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 15GB free Firmware: HTRAN101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 67 55 50 50 46 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 381 Write 138 Mixed 209 SusWrite 64.3 44% 198 MB/s	4K Read 15 4K Write 92.4 4K Mixed 45.6 130% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 160 DQ Mixed 272 199% 266 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 102%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2010)-$35 32,229 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 155GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 82 83 84 83 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 65.5 Write 64.7 Mixed 44 SusWrite 83 47% 64.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C14 4x4GB 145 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	83.5% Excellent	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 25.8 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 33 SC Mixed 27.1 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 57.2 70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 120%

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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%

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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 $300	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 $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