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

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	94.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	88.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 11 '20 at 21:15
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	CRI-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (96^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 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 91.2 1-Core 150 2-Core 296 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 959 96% 779 Pts	64-Core 1119 69% 1119 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% EVGA(3842 2068) CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.50 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 121 Parallax 112 99% 118 fps	MRender 139 Gravity 95.8 Splatting 87.3 85% 107 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 535 Series 120GB-$75 5,451 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: RG21 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 170 176 171 163 170 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Read 448 Write 205 Mixed 241 SusWrite 168 59% 265 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 45.9 167% 61.3 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 126 114% 175 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 87%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$35 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 29GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 471 475 425 184 401 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 466 Mixed 453 SusWrite 405 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 58 196% 71.3 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 364 DQ Mixed 241 218% 331 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 125%
Adata Ultimate SU800 512GB-$74 31,280 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 251GB free Firmware: R0918B SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 432 427 427 427 428 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 520 Write 472 Mixed 422 SusWrite 436 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 58.3 199% 72.1 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 356 DQ Mixed 122 160% 289 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 127%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 1x8GB 382 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	68.7% Good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 23.6 MC Mixed 21.4 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 23 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 69%

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

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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 $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,438x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	753x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $151Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	453x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	646x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	449x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	399x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	193x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	174x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	135x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	516x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	423x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	304x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $387

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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