MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 70.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	16.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	283% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A70
Motherboard	MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70) (all builds)
Memory	17.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171120
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 16 '20 at 08:48
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	41%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7400-$95 234,266 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	70.3% Very good	Memory 83.4 1-Core 106 2-Core 208 75% 132 Pts	4-Core 330 8-Core 343 45% 336 Pts	64-Core 366 23% 366 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 550-$79 79,894 User benchmarks, average bench 14% XFX(1682 9550) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1203 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.2.2 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	16.8% Very poor	Lighting 17.9 Reflection 30.8 Parallax 21.5 15% 23.4 fps	MRender 27.9 Gravity 16 Splatting 31.7 21% 25.2 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 16.8% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$132 495 User benchmarks, average bench 271% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 42AZS6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1278 1595 1651 1701 1502 1513 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	283% Outstanding	Read 2183 Write 1,873 Mixed 173 SusWrite 1,540 321% 1,442 MB/s	4K Read 53.2 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 71.4 234% 80.3 MB/s	DQ Read 701 DQ Write 594 DQ Mixed 588 457% 628 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 283% Great: 359%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 931GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 424 433 441 419 442 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 443 Mixed 398 SusWrite 426 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 81.1 4K Mixed 46.6 155% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 304 244% 343 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 125%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 219GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 432 431 291 82 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 455 Mixed 387 SusWrite 293 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 83.3 4K Mixed 44 149% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 358 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 121%
ST1000LM 014-1EJ164 1TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 478GB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4 4.1 4.2 4.2 4 4.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	8.75% Terrible	Read 29.7 Write 27.3 Mixed 23 SusWrite 4.1 27% 21 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 57% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 8.75% Great: 31%
ST1000DM 010-2EP102 1TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 756GB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.7 3.9 4 4 3.8 4.1 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	10.2% Very poor	Read 26.8 Write 14.5 Mixed 23.8 SusWrite 3.9 21% 17.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 89% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 10.2% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4DFS824A.M8FE 859B CT4G4DFS8213.C8FDD2 859B CT8G4DFS824A.M8FE 859B CT4G4DFS8213.C8FDD2 24GB 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	71.9% Very good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 23.7 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 27.4 SC Mixed 20.6 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 74.6 54% 74.6 ns

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Gaming 41%

Speed boat

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	284x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	365x
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	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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16