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 as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	146% 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	44GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 44GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 8 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A70
Motherboard	MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70) (all builds)
Memory	33.6 GB free of 44 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171120
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '23 at 14:52
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	77.4% Very good	Memory 82.7 1-Core 120 2-Core 218 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 389 8-Core 578 60% 484 Pts	64-Core 602 37% 602 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 84%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60 162,275 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 213GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 518 29 104 162 57 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	146% Outstanding	Read 1324 Write 928 Mixed 849 SusWrite 157 181% 815 MB/s	4K Read 47.3 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 59 201% 69 MB/s	DQ Read 331 DQ Write 638 DQ Mixed 218 241% 395 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 209%
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$35 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 174GB free Firmware: UF220400 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 153 123 103 120 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	52.7% Above average	Read 445 Write 374 Mixed 302 SusWrite 129 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 40.6 4K Mixed 15.7 74% 26 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 98.2 DQ Mixed 33 45% 82.6 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 366GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 199 197 198 197 197 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 175 Mixed 83.2 SusWrite 197 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 391GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 148 146 147 148 146 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 156 Write 156 Mixed 72.8 SusWrite 147 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2400C15-4GVR Kingston 9905743-045.A00G 04CD F4-2400C15-8GVR Kingston 9905701-132.A00G 44GB 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	68.6% Good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 21.2 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 27.1 SC Mixed 20.9 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 75.6 53% 75.6 ns

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Typical B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70) Builds (Compare 2,315 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

Sail boat

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	393x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	283x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	363x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	358x
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	41x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	33x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $410

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	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