MSI A320M PRO-VD PLUS (MS-7B38)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 45.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics14.8% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B38
MotherboardMSI A320M PRO-VD PLUS (MS-7B38)  (all builds)
Memory3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170628
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 24 '19 at 10:39
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User SVK-User
Background CPU 33%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-9600 APU (2016 D.BR)
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
45.9% Average
Memory 65.9
1-Core 58.3
2-Core 105
47% 76.3 Pts
4-Core 152
8-Core 153
20% 153 Pts
64-Core 172
11% 172 Pts
Poor: 25%
This bench: 45.9%
Great: 51%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 550-$79
MSI(1462 8A90) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1203 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.8.1
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
14.8% Very poor
Lighting 14.6
Reflection 28
Parallax 20.8
12% 21.1 fps
MRender 27.4
Gravity 14.1
Splatting 31.3
20% 24.3 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 14.8%
Great: 16%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
731GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 148 153 173 179 177 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Read 150
Write 160
Mixed 70
SusWrite 163
99% 136 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
158% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
22.3% Poor
MC Read 8.8
MC Write 6.2
MC Mixed 8.3
22% 7.77 GB/s
SC Read 5.2
SC Write 4
SC Mixed 4.4
13% 4.53 GB/s
Latency 112
36% 112 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 22.3%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical A320M PRO-VD PLUS (MS-7B38) Builds (Compare 318 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI A320M PRO-VD PLUS (MS-7B38)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $233
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