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 below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 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 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	76.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7A70
Motherboard	MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70) (all builds)
Memory	6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '21 at 04:06
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Memory 76 1-Core 134 2-Core 251 84% 154 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 712 72% 583 Pts	64-Core 706 44% 706 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900210 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 101 178 205 195 196 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 403 Write 176 Mixed 299 SusWrite 160 58% 260 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 98.1 4K Mixed 25.8 132% 51.6 MB/s	DQ Read 193 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 144 140% 217 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 87%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 32GB 1,150 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 2GB free, PID 00d4 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 4.8 14 9.6 11 11 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	6.05% Terrible	Read 22.5 Write 28.9 Mixed 8.5 SusWrite 9 22% 17.2 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.5 29% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.05% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston XW21KG-MIE-NX 1x8GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	35.7% Below average	MC Read 13.7 MC Write 12.6 MC Mixed 9.1 34% 11.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 11 34% 12 GB/s	Latency 88.3 45% 88.3 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 49%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 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	3	2	64	0"	1278 720

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Typical B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70) Builds (Compare 2,325 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 $93Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	556x
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	367x
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	51x

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: $408

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16