MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	112% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A70
Motherboard	MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '20 at 22:22
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 135 2-Core 265 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 517 69% 518 Pts	64-Core 520 32% 520 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Gigabyte(1458 228F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.8.3 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Lighting 70.1 Reflection 61.9 Parallax 83.4 57% 71.8 fps	MRender 62 Gravity 59 Splatting 78.2 56% 66.4 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SATA M.2 500GB-$100 6,800 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 427GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 310 309 295 297 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 455 Write 425 Mixed 325 SusWrite 320 86% 381 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 53.2 194% 72.2 MB/s	DQ Read 329 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 251 206% 294 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 103%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$79 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 455GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 487 490 472 429 372 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 432 Mixed 397 SusWrite 454 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 60.9 203% 77.6 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 129%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Flare X DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB-$73 54,616 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	83.5% Excellent	MC Read 30.9 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 24.7 84% 29.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 26.5 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 58.6 68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 129%

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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	556x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	394x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	284x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	366x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	360x
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	50x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 75%, 46,470 samples	44x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	42x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	33x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $409

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16