MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	58.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	125% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170727
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 12 '18 at 19:17
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	IRN-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X-$131 70,038 User benchmarks, average bench 66% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	Memory 72.8 1-Core 107 2-Core 220 73% 133 Pts	4-Core 418 8-Core 612 64% 515 Pts	64-Core 612 38% 612 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3285) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 376.9 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Lighting 72.4 Reflection 69.9 Parallax 66.8 59% 69.7 fps	MRender 71.8 Gravity 68.1 Splatting 71 58% 70.3 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SX8000NP 128GB 1,126 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 99GB free (System drive) Firmware: C2.3.7a Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 952 Write 749 Mixed 843 189% 848 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 20.2 132% 53.3 MB/s	DQ Read 34.1 DQ Write 101 DQ Mixed 62 49% 65.8 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 137%
TP02000GB 2TB 545 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 176 172 4183 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1766 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 3099 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1722 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 131 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1641 (C2) HDA temperature 103 92 44 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 3 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	54.9% Above average	Read 89.1 Write 102 Mixed 81.4 68% 90.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 2.01 4K Mixed 0.14 65% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 92%
WD WD2003FYPS-27W9B 2TB 9,937 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 113GB free Firmware: 04.05G11 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 227 225 10608 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 586 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 82 82 13324 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 577 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 25 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 560 (C2) HDA temperature 107 102 45 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	49.5% Average	Read 99.5 Write 72.7 Mixed 68.8 60% 80.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 2.15 4K Mixed 0.42 105% 1 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 1x8GB 10,361 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	47.9% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 16.7 MC Mixed 15.1 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 16.5 SC Mixed 16.5 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 95 42% 95 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 46%

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Gaming 28%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 26%

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Motherboard: MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) - $150

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	254x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	91x
Ryzen 3 1200AMD $100Bench 57%, 83,528 samples	81x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	141x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	135x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	66x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	31x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	28x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	28x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	44x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	44x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	24x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $439

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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