MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics1.17% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive87.9% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A70
MotherboardMSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70)  (all builds)
Memory6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 19 '18 at 02:33
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Memory 93.7
1-Core 127
2-Core 247
88% 156 Pts
4-Core 432
8-Core 702
69% 567 Pts
64-Core 703
44% 703 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 210
Asus(1043 852D) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.17% Terrible
Lighting 1.3
Reflection 2.54
Parallax 0.53
1% 1.46 fps
MRender 2.48
Gravity 0.87
Splatting 1.74
1% 1.69 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.17%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZNLN128HCGR-000L1 128GB
94GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT22L0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 151 151 151 151 151 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Read 485
Write 156
Mixed 185
SusWrite 151
54% 244 MB/s
4K Read 36.8
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 34.3
162% 63 MB/s
DQ Read 332
DQ Write 156
DQ Mixed 162
142% 217 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 88%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$71
2TB free
Firmware: JKAOA3MA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 113 114 112 116 115 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
69.2% Good
Read 127
Write 99.6
Mixed 47.3
SusWrite 114
71% 97 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2400 C15 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
40.2% Average
MC Read 14.9
MC Write 13.8
MC Mixed 10.1
37% 12.9 GB/s
SC Read 11.7
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 12.4
37% 12.8 GB/s
Latency 60.5
66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 40.2%
Great: 46%

 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 2,317 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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