MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 69.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	185% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). 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	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170406
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '21 at 22:42
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-6100-$40 110,166 User benchmarks, average bench 55% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	69.7% Good	Memory 84.7 1-Core 107 2-Core 197 75% 130 Pts	4-Core 320 8-Core 308 42% 314 Pts	64-Core 304 19% 304 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 68%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLQ256 256GB 755 User benchmarks, average bench 129% 191GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 861 416 195 197 189 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	185% Outstanding	Read 1,345 Write 968 Mixed 983 SusWrite 339 202% 909 MB/s	4K Read 55.7 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 77.8 269% 98.2 MB/s	DQ Read 482 DQ Write 744 DQ Mixed 576 447% 601 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 185% Great: 185%
WDC WDS500G1R0A-68A4W0 500GB 553 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 284GB free Firmware: 411000WR SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 260 259 255 255 255 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 452 Write 327 Mixed 253 SusWrite 264 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 51 167% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 253 214% 314 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 221GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 123 124 123 123 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 117 Write 104 Mixed 68.6 SusWrite 122 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 68%
Samsung HD322HJ 320GB-$44 40,147 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 21GB free Firmware: 1AC01109 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 67 67 67 66 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	36.2% Below average	Read 58.9 Write 71.7 Mixed 47.3 SusWrite 66.7 45% 61.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3200 1x8GB 1,124 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	39% Below average	MC Read 14.5 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 10.5 37% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 12.4 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 51%

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Gaming 41%

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Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

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Motherboard: MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70) - $170

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	555x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	394x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	283x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	364x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	359x
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	49x

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: $409

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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