MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.18% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive93% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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)
Memory6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171120
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 29 '20 at 15:11
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$95
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.2% Excellent
Memory 89.1
1-Core 110
2-Core 219
80% 139 Pts
4-Core 411
8-Core 417
55% 414 Pts
64-Core 421
26% 421 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
MSI(1462 7A70) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.7990
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
6.18% Terrible
Lighting 6.57
Reflection 9.27
Parallax 7.09
5% 7.64 fps
MRender 7.76
Gravity 5.83
Splatting 13.3
8% 8.98 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.18%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Plextor PX-128S3C 128GB
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 93 96 96 97 95 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
93% Outstanding
Read 478
Write 412
Mixed 390
SusWrite 109
78% 347 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 48.3
172% 65.3 MB/s
DQ Read 291
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 217
190% 282 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 93%
Great: 92%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT8G4DFS824A.C8FHD1 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
43.9% Average
MC Read 16.5
MC Write 14.6
MC Mixed 12.2
41% 14.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 13.9
42% 14.6 GB/s
Latency 68.3
58% 68.3 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 43.9%
Great: 46%

 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 2,316 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
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