MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 131%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 103%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics153% 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.
Boot Drive66.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A70
MotherboardMSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70)  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180515
Uptime5.9 Days
Run DateJan 06 '21 at 11:41
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.5% Excellent
Memory 86.4
1-Core 130
2-Core 257
88% 158 Pts
4-Core 501
8-Core 494
67% 497 Pts
64-Core 492
30% 492 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
Gigabyte(1458 404E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (77th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
153% Outstanding
Lighting 225
Reflection 211
Parallax 201
183% 212 fps
MRender 200
Gravity 157
Splatting 139
132% 165 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 153%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
114GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 222 224 190 175 164 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
66.9% Good
Read 437
Write 392
Mixed 322
SusWrite 202
76% 338 MB/s
4K Read 19.4
4K Write 63.4
4K Mixed 33.7
106% 38.8 MB/s
DQ Read 45.3
DQ Write 115
DQ Mixed 60.8
52% 73.7 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 66.9%
Great: 124%
Intel SSDSC2KG480G7 480GB
60GB free
Firmware: SCV10100
SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 355 404 411 413 414 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Read 271
Write 365
Mixed 295
SusWrite 378
74% 327 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 98.3
4K Mixed 28
134% 52.3 MB/s
DQ Read 238
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 214
182% 263 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 89%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
82.7% Excellent
MC Read 30.9
MC Write 32.6
MC Mixed 24.6
84% 29.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 33.1
SC Mixed 24.9
74% 25.8 GB/s
Latency 71
56% 71 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming
Gaming 41%
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Desktop
Desktop 74%
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Workstation
Workstation 33%
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Motherboard: MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70) - $170

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $409
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