MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70)

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.92% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	95.4% 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.
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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A70
Motherboard	MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170406
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 22 '17 at 19:08
Run Duration	308 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G4560-$31 70,054 User benchmarks, average bench 57% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Memory 91.1 1-Core 105 2-Core 157 72% 118 Pts	4-Core 302 8-Core 306 40% 304 Pts	64-Core 304 19% 304 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 610 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 14,881 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7A70) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4565 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	3.92% Terrible	Lighting 3.77 Reflection 5.5 Parallax 3.5 3% 4.26 fps	MRender 6.19 Gravity 3.2 Splatting 9.83 6% 6.41 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.92% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 365GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 4825 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 720 (B1) Unknown 98 98 24 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 99 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 62 55 38 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 12 (F1) Unknown 99 99 32003433700	95.4% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 404 Mixed 415 99% 443 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 96 4K Mixed 26.5 150% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 43.6 DQ Write 236 DQ Mixed 104 91% 128 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 298GB free Firmware: CC38 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 67312618 (03) Spinup time 95 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5314 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 66 50 116066360025 (09) Power-on hours count 77 77 20451 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 37 2239 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4295032843 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 62 40 99880104493094 (C2) HDA temperature 38 60 73014444070 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 36 24 67312618 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 40686225217837 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1062066904 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1105001837	56.5% Above average	Read 111 Write 86.2 Mixed 84.6 70% 93.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 1.24 4K Mixed 0.52 104% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 68%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 220GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 141 131 3950 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1803 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 10875 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1607 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 116 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 123 123 231077 (C2) HDA temperature 107 98 36 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	65.7% Good	Read 124 Write 105 Mixed 79.7 77% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.64 4K Write 2.05 4K Mixed 0.25 92% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 85%
Samsung D3 Station 2TB 2,805 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 768GB free, PID 6123 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	72% Very good	Read 128 Write 131 Mixed 82.5 143% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.59 4K Write 8.04 4K Mixed 0.51 293% 3.05 MB/s	DQ Read 0.82 DQ Write 8.11 DQ Mixed 0.62 300% 3.18 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 80%
SanDisk Cruzer 4GB 834 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 4GB free, PID 5406 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	8.59% Terrible	Read 30.8 Write 8.24 Mixed 4.93 14% 14.6 MB/s	4K Read 9.75 4K Write 0.01 4K Mixed 0.02 37% 3.26 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 8.59% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB 1,132 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.1% Very good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 22.7 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 25.1 SC Mixed 20.1 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 90%

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Typical B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70) Builds (Compare 2,312 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $110Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	553x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	392x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	283x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	362x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	356x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	153x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	79x
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: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $425

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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