MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 59.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	64% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Very high background CPU (50%). 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	3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170206
Uptime	6.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 09 '18 at 23:38
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	50%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G4560-$31 70,054 User benchmarks, average bench 57% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Memory 77.2 1-Core 83.9 2-Core 131 60% 97.2 Pts	4-Core 244 8-Core 265 34% 254 Pts	64-Core 279 17% 279 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3170) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	64% Good	Lighting 81.5 Reflection 82.9 Parallax 74.3 66% 79.6 fps	MRender 79 Gravity 74.6 Splatting 66 59% 73.2 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba Q Series Pro 128GB-$66 2,808 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: JTRA0102 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 482 Write 435 Mixed 408 98% 441 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 87 4K Mixed 40.8 133% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 241 190% 267 MB/s
Poor: 54% Great: 107%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 240GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 104 105 107 107 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Read 108 Write 108 Mixed 68 SusWrite 106 72% 97.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 60%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB 18,390 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 739GB free Firmware: 0302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 14 14 10 9.4 9.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	15.1% Very poor	Read 39.3 Write 29.3 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 12.8 19% 26.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 15.1% Great: 63%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$70 21,848 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 552GB free Firmware: 0002DEM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 108 109 108 108 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Read 103 Write 108 Mixed 52 SusWrite 108 68% 92.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 102% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 62%
SAMSUNG HD103UJ 1TB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 118GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 75 75 75 76 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	29.4% Poor	Read 52.3 Write 71.7 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 75.3 84% 59.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 46%
WL4000GS A6472E 4TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 992GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.2 0.4 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	23% Poor	Read 111 Write 105 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 0.3 90% 71.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 111% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 23% Great: 66%
WL4000GS A6472E 4TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 3.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 75 75 75 76 74 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	46.8% Average	Read 148 Write 144 Mixed 103 SusWrite 76 154% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 136% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 66%
ST315005 41AS 1.5TB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 346GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.7 1.5 0.6 0.1 0 0.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	14% Very poor	Read 64.7 Write 66.5 Mixed 44.3 SusWrite 1 56% 44.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFD8213.C16FBR2 1x8GB 2,739 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	39.5% Below average	MC Read 14.1 MC Write 13.6 MC Mixed 12.5 38% 13.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 11.9 35% 12.1 GB/s	Latency 85.8 47% 85.8 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 43%

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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 $90Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	557x
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	368x
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	52x

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: $405

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16