MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	49% 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	96% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A70
Motherboard	MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170406
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 12 '21 at 11:44
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Memory 91.2 1-Core 130 2-Core 252 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 464 8-Core 679 71% 571 Pts	64-Core 675 42% 675 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 872C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (60 fps cap detected)	49% Average	Lighting 60 Reflection 60 Parallax 60 49% 60 fps	MRender 60 Gravity 60 Splatting 60 49% 60 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 2TB-$190 31,076 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 699GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 486 486 483 492 492 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 420 Mixed 409 SusWrite 488 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 51.7 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 71.4 238% 84.2 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 136%
Sandisk SD8SB8U512G1002 512GB 2,367 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4131002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 278 277 253 132 218 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 404 Write 337 Mixed 286 SusWrite 242 71% 317 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 38.1 170% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 195 178% 275 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 103%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 371GB free Firmware: MS2OA7L0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 140 142 143 144 146 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Read 158 Write 139 Mixed 34.4 SusWrite 142 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 107%
Samsung FIT USB 3.0 64GB-$25 4,291 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 30GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 33 37 37 42 34 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	29% Poor	Read 142 Write 12.7 Mixed 19.4 SusWrite 34.6 50% 52.1 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 14% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 29% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston ASU21D4U5S8MB-8 2x8GB 1,185 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	73.1% Very good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 20.7 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 30 SC Mixed 22.2 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 74%

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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 $91Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	557x
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	368x
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	52x

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: $406

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16