MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics30.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive64.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A70
MotherboardMSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70)  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161205
Uptime4.1 Days
Run DateJan 16 '19 at 06:51
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$110
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Memory 91.4
1-Core 112
2-Core 220
81% 141 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 429
57% 428 Pts
64-Core 429
27% 429 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
Nvidia(10DE 1C82) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
30.3% Below average
Lighting 37.5
Reflection 29.8
Parallax 36.4
30% 34.6 fps
MRender 38.1
Gravity 36.9
Splatting 34.8
30% 36.6 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 30.3%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green SATA M.2 240GB-$69
173GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3311000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 39 88 134 134 77 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
64.9% Good
Read 358
Write 134
Mixed 84.4
SusWrite 102
37% 170 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 99.1
4K Mixed 20.6
114% 47.7 MB/s
DQ Read 187
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 30.1
82% 171 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 68%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
692GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 168 169 168 170 171 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
91.9% Outstanding
Read 151
Write 152
Mixed 96
SusWrite 169
104% 142 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 91.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2133 C14 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
78.8% Very good
MC Read 28.4
MC Write 29.6
MC Mixed 25.5
80% 27.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 24.2
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 65.2
61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 99%

 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 2,312 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: 90% - Excellent Total price: $425
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