MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	76.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191029
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 04 '20 at 07:07
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 84.5 1-Core 153 2-Core 301 97% 180 Pts	4-Core 589 8-Core 1,072 100% 831 Pts	64-Core 1,412 87% 1,412 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 3FF1) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 123 Parallax 124 102% 124 fps	MRender 176 Gravity 112 Splatting 104 103% 130 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU650 120GB-$14 42,288 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: V8X12c08 SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 355 325 38 75 52 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 406 Write 383 Mixed 333 SusWrite 189 74% 328 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 95.6 4K Mixed 35.7 137% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 74 DQ Write 235 DQ Mixed 116 100% 142 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 88%
WDC WDS480G2G0B-00EPW0 480GB 14,337 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 262GB free Firmware: UK220400 SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 208 217 217 204 223 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 442 Write 388 Mixed 192 SusWrite 226 70% 312 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 46.8 4K Mixed 10.9 74% 27 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 32.8 46% 84.7 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 772GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 193 192 191 191 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 156 Mixed 85.7 SusWrite 192 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 113%
Seagate BUP Slim 2TB 10,173 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1TB free Firmware: 0004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 110 114 114 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 91.2 Write 104 Mixed 78.3 SusWrite 110 71% 96 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB 52,667 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	MC Read 31.6 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 33.2 85% 29.6 GB/s	SC Read 26.1 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 35.3 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 103%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 60%

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Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,435x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	750x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $150Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	452x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	645x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	449x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	399x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	192x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	174x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	135x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	515x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	422x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	304x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $381

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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