MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith 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 67.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics97.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive42% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A70
MotherboardMSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70)  (all builds)
Memory2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170717
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 20 '21 at 14:31
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 29%
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 PC Performing below expectations (24th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
67.6% Good
Memory 79.3
1-Core 100
2-Core 197
72% 126 Pts
4-Core 326
8-Core 316
43% 321 Pts
64-Core 318
20% 318 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.11
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
97.7% Outstanding
Lighting 119
Reflection 0.3
Parallax 129
97% 83 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 132
Splatting 118
99% 120 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$30
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK71E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 80 8.4 29 53 48 MB/s
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
42% Average
Read 278
Write 116
Mixed 240
SusWrite 46.7
38% 170 MB/s
4K Read 11.6
4K Write 47.6
4K Mixed 13.1
60% 24.1 MB/s
DQ Read 162
DQ Write 295
DQ Mixed 59.5
93% 172 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 42%
Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
236GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 120 121 121 117 121 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
77.2% Very good
Read 149
Write 143
Mixed 89.8
SusWrite 120
92% 125 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.2
232% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CM4X4GF2666C16K4 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
63.7% Good
MC Read 23.9
MC Write 24.7
MC Mixed 19.1
64% 22.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 20.3
55% 19.2 GB/s
Latency 81.8
49% 81.8 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 63.7%
Great: 97%

 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 2,317 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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HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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