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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 104%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics131% 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 Drive34.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 05 '20 at 07:04
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
Memory 76.1
1-Core 144
2-Core 260
87% 160 Pts
4-Core 463
8-Core 852
79% 658 Pts
64-Core 1,086
67% 1,086 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
131% Outstanding
Lighting 180
Reflection 172
Parallax 171
147% 175 fps
MRender 197
Gravity 156
Splatting 111
122% 155 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 131%
Great: 139%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Allied 240GB 240GB
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FW190817
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 12 13 86 13 12 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
34.4% Below average
Read 328
Write 12.9
Mixed 20.9
SusWrite 33.4
21% 98.8 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 11.6
4K Mixed 5.9
50% 13.9 MB/s
DQ Read 214
DQ Write 12.7
DQ Mixed 15.3
36% 80.7 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 34.4%
Great: 81%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2666 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.9% Very good
MC Read 31.8
MC Write 20.6
MC Mixed 30.5
79% 27.6 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 27.7
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 88
45% 88 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 7,739 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
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Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $387
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