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 above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A70
Motherboard	MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70) (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180125
Uptime	7.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 01 '20 at 06:30
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	Memory 81.1 1-Core 104 2-Core 222 76% 135 Pts	4-Core 403 8-Core 418 54% 410 Pts	64-Core 422 26% 422 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,256 Write 1,122 Mixed 1,189 334% 1,522 MB/s	4K Read 55.4 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 72.2 246% 86.4 MB/s	DQ Read 978 DQ Write 1,072 DQ Mixed 1,005 762% 1,018 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Sandisk SD6SA1M064G1011 64GB 55 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 34GB free Firmware: X230600 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 153 152 153 152 153 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Read 411 Write 152 Mixed 180 SusWrite 152 49% 224 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 94.1 4K Mixed 33 140% 53 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 116 112% 180 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 78%
Samsung HD642JJ 640GB-$70 13,060 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 335GB free Firmware: 1AA01117 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 93 93 93 93 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	Read 97.2 Write 62 Mixed 59 SusWrite 92.7 57% 77.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 205% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 63%
WD WD80EMAZ-00WJTA0 8TB 5,351 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 6.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 169 166 175 179 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 184 Mixed 91 SusWrite 175 115% 157 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.1 310% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%
WD Blue 2.5" 640GB (2010)-$60 12,460 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 405GB free Firmware: 03.01A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 74 74 75 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	42.9% Average	Read 75.5 Write 65.3 Mixed 48.2 SusWrite 73.9 48% 65.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 109% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 48%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 517GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 88 90 90 89 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 95 Write 94.2 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 86.9 62% 84.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	73.1% Very good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 24.6 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 26.1 SC Mixed 21.1 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 78.6 51% 78.6 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 95%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70) Builds (Compare 2,317 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $45	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