MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics75% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive106% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A70
MotherboardMSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70)  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 16 '19 at 22:38
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
91.7% Outstanding
Memory 93.7
1-Core 134
2-Core 263
91% 163 Pts
4-Core 518
8-Core 518
69% 518 Pts
64-Core 517
32% 517 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 91.7%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$209
EVGA(3842 1163) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75% Very good
Lighting 99.7
Reflection 88.7
Parallax 83.6
81% 90.7 fps
MRender 70
Gravity 81.3
Splatting 78
63% 76.5 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 75%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Teaml5li te3D120G 120GB
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q041
SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 144 147 146 148 147 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 469
Write 389
Mixed 391
SusWrite 166
79% 354 MB/s
4K Read 43.2
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 63.9
215% 78.4 MB/s
DQ Read 228
DQ Write 226
DQ Mixed 33.8
78% 162 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 106%
Great: 106%
P4-240 240GB
165GB free
Firmware: H181
SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 329 331 327 325 324 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
98.4% Outstanding
Read 457
Write 329
Mixed 339
SusWrite 314
81% 359 MB/s
4K Read 40.2
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 41.7
179% 67.9 MB/s
DQ Read 91.5
DQ Write 216
DQ Mixed 27.1
57% 112 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 98.4%
Great: 94%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28
156GB free
Firmware: MS2O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 133 134 133 135 135 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
83.2% Excellent
Read 157
Write 154
Mixed 31
SusWrite 133
86% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$37
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
83% Excellent
MC Read 30.3
MC Write 32.4
MC Mixed 25
84% 29.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 32.6
SC Mixed 25.4
73% 25.6 GB/s
Latency 60.4
66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 83%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70) Builds (Compare 2,323 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: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $409
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HDDRAMUSB
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