MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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.
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 67.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	82.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

High background CPU (29%). 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	17.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 03 '21 at 00:33
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	29%

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PC Performing below expectations (20^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 way below expectations (10^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Memory 70.9 1-Core 111 2-Core 204 72% 129 Pts	4-Core 351 8-Core 470 52% 410 Pts	64-Core 470 29% 470 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AMD(1002 0B36) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.6.1 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.4% Excellent	Lighting 103 Reflection 125 Parallax 156 84% 128 fps	MRender 104 Gravity 101 Splatting 87.6 79% 97.6 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 23,829 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 753 Write 569 Mixed 190 111% 504 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 83.7 4K Mixed 34.4 90% 39.7 MB/s	DQ Read 736 DQ Write 74.4 DQ Mixed 130 164% 313 MB/s
Poor: 66% Great: 141%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$49 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 80GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 285 338 344 325 245 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Read 421 Write 362 Mixed 356 SusWrite 314 82% 363 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 69.7 4K Mixed 38.1 126% 44.9 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 273 223% 316 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 125%
SSD 120GB 22,748 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 16GB free Firmware: SBFM91.2 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 395 Write 337 Mixed 293 76% 342 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 65.1 4K Mixed 27.6 111% 39.9 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 204 183% 276 MB/s
Poor: 37% Great: 94%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 554GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 156 156 156 154 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 159 Write 150 Mixed 90.9 SusWrite 157 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 109%
Kindle Internal Storage 7GB 188 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 6GB free, PID 0324 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 11 10 11 11 11 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	27.4% Poor	Read 18.2 Write 13.5 Mixed 20 SusWrite 10.8 21% 15.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 7 4K Mixed 5.1 426% 5.3 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 27.4% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8ATF1G64AZ-2G3B1 Hynix HMA851U6AFR6N-UH 8ATF1G64AZ-2G3B1 Hynix HMA851U6AFR6N-UH 24GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 20.7 MC Mixed 17.1 53% 18.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 14 SC Mixed 12.7 34% 12 GB/s	Latency 99.3 40% 99.3 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 79%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 57: 8R 3G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
57%	31%	61	211	31	144	27"	2560 1440	AOC2701 Q27G1WG4

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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	283x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	363x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	359x
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: $409

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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