MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive63.7% 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.
SystemMSI MS-7A70
MotherboardMSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70)  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170717
Uptime4.9 Days
Run DateApr 16 '18 at 13:07
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User BLR-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
79.5% Very good
Memory 84.5
1-Core 124
2-Core 233
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 401
8-Core 664
65% 533 Pts
64-Core 666
41% 666 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 84%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
63.7% Good
Read 461
Write 198
Mixed 216
64% 292 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 41.2
4K Mixed 12.1
84% 28.1 MB/s
DQ Read 280
DQ Write 124
DQ Mixed 27.2
66% 144 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 63.7%
Great: 82%
WD Purple Surveillance 2TB (2017)-$70
393GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
81% Excellent
Read 136
Write 146
Mixed 134
104% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.73
4K Write 1.39
4K Mixed 0.25
84% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 81%
Great: 104%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
237GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
73% Very good
Read 133
Write 121
Mixed 120
94% 125 MB/s
4K Read 1.22
4K Write 2.18
4K Mixed 0.26
120% 1.22 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 73%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT8G4DFD824A.C16FBR2 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
77.7% Very good
MC Read 28
MC Write 30.2
MC Mixed 25.1
79% 27.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 30.5
SC Mixed 22.4
66% 23.2 GB/s
Latency 72.6
55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 88%

 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 2,315 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: $410
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HDDRAMUSB
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