MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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.
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 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	48.3% 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	195% 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	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.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191129
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 03 '20 at 14:49
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Memory 79.6 1-Core 153 2-Core 299 95% 177 Pts	4-Core 577 8-Core 1,118 100% 847 Pts	64-Core 1,450 90% 1,450 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Asus(1043 8708) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.3% Average	Lighting 54.5 Reflection 62.2 Parallax 51.1 44% 55.9 fps	MRender 77.9 Gravity 54.5 Splatting 71.1 56% 67.8 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 123%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$71 2,245 User benchmarks, average bench 255% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: R1106C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 308 192 184 171 143 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	195% Outstanding	Read 2,199 Write 893 Mixed 1,375 SusWrite 233 259% 1,175 MB/s	4K Read 49.4 4K Write 96.8 4K Mixed 61.4 205% 69.2 MB/s	DQ Read 523 DQ Write 780 DQ Mixed 499 420% 600 MB/s
Poor: 155% ↑ This bench: 195% Great: 339%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G4D26BFSC.8FD2 BLS4G4D26BFSC.8FB BLS4G4D26BFSC.8FD2 BLS4G4D26BFSC.8FB 16GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	81.7% Excellent	MC Read 33.8 MC Write 20.4 MC Mixed 33.2 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 33 74% 25.9 GB/s	Latency 81.3 49% 81.3 ns
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 97%

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

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Gaming 28%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 26%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	255x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	92x
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 $36Bench 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 $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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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