MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	22.5% 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 Drive	109% 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.
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.

System	MSI MS-7A70
Motherboard	MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161013
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 10 '17 at 12:01
Run Duration	347 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-7350K-$56 4,002 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	78.5% Very good	Memory 92.7 1-Core 133 2-Core 239 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 372 8-Core 376 50% 374 Pts	64-Core 370 23% 370 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Gigabyte(1458 354E) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 376.53 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	22.5% Poor	Lighting 26.6 Reflection 24.9 Parallax 32 22% 27.8 fps	MRender 33.3 Gravity 30.7 Splatting 26 24% 30 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingdian S280-240GB 240GB 2,188 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 194GB free (System drive) Firmware: O1015A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 6 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 117 (A3) Unknown 100 100 11 (A4) Unknown 100 100 238 (A5) Unknown 100 100 1 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 2 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 35 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1291 (F2) Unknown 100 100 489 (F5) Unknown 100 100 952	109% Outstanding	Read 524 Write 385 Mixed 446 100% 452 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 35.7 171% 63.3 MB/s	DQ Read 303 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 35.8 100% 213 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 100%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 562GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 193 193 42161 (03) Spinup time 131 122 6441 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2074 (05) Reallocated sector count 199 199 23 (07) Seek error rate 200 199 0 (09) Power-on hours count 70 70 22068 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2069 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 212 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 131 131 209279 (C2) HDA temperature 116 94 31 (C4) Reallocation count 196 196 4 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 13 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 14 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 20 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 17	49.1% Average	Read 82.5 Write 88.6 Mixed 86.5 65% 85.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 1.62 4K Mixed 0.11 58% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 59%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 8GB 30,139 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 2GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	11.5% Very poor	Read 38 Write 5.57 Mixed 9.43 16% 17.7 MB/s	4K Read 4.34 4K Write 1.21 4K Mixed 1 92% 2.18 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 11.5% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A2K43BB1-CPB 1x16GB 3,286 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	43.5% Average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 12.9 41% 14.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 14.4 SC Mixed 14.9 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 62.6 64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 42%

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Desktop 74%

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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	393x
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	358x
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: $410

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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