MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.

Very high background CPU (42%). 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	8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180125
Uptime	3.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '23 at 20:18
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	42%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Memory 89.3 1-Core 116 2-Core 228 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 410 8-Core 425 56% 417 Pts	64-Core 410 25% 410 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 89%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SNVS500G 500GB 34,043 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8H40104 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1193 Write 1,246 Mixed 942 252% 1,127 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 93.3 4K Mixed 22.4 143% 52.9 MB/s	DQ Read 670 DQ Write 545 DQ Mixed 310 313% 508 MB/s
Poor: 108% Great: 244%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 101GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 152 147 147 153 154 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 100 Write 96.3 Mixed 73.7 SusWrite 151 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 208% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 109%
Hitachi HDS721616PLA380 160GB-$46 8,198 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 8GB free Firmware: P22OABEA SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 53 50 51 53 54 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	30.3% Below average	Read 52.9 Write 50.7 Mixed 35.9 SusWrite 52.3 35% 48 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 30.3% Great: 39%
Seagate ST500LM030-1RK17D 500GB 12,805 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 359GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 108 109 107 119 117 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 65.2 Write 112 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 110 64% 87.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.7 200% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C15/8G 04CB 16GB 60 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	62.1% Good	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 19.5 MC Mixed 19.5 61% 21.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 20.2 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 68.1 59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 80%

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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 $92Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	556x
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	367x
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	51x

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: $407

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