MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (2nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 98 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 34.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
7 months ago, 7 months ago.
SystemMSI MS-7A70
MotherboardMSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70)  (all builds)
Memory5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170206
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 04 '23 at 18:04
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 48%

 PC Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$84
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
34.8% Below average
Memory 34.1
1-Core 56.4
2-Core 134
39% 74.7 Pts
4-Core 208
8-Core 190
27% 199 Pts
64-Core 207
13% 207 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 34.8%
Great: 73%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST3160318AS 160GB-$43
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP34
SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 18 22 17 11 18 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
5.76% Terrible
Read 3.5
Write 11.2
Mixed 7.2
SusWrite 16.5
7% 9.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
17% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 5.76%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLE4G4D26AFEA.8FBD 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
43.4% Average
MC Read 14.9
MC Write 19.1
MC Mixed 14.1
46% 16 GB/s
SC Read 10.1
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 12.4
36% 12.7 GB/s
Latency 244
16% 244 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 43.4%
Great: 106%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

 SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 21 15 64 0" 1280 720
Typical B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70) Builds (Compare 2,334 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: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $399
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