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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	66.8% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190918
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 04 '20 at 23:40
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 3600X-$210 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 84.5 1-Core 153 2-Core 304 97% 180 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 925 92% 753 Pts	64-Core 1137 70% 1137 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: 605ABBF2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 86 91 89 93 106 MB/s Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	66.8% Good	Read 248 Write 138 Mixed 167 SusWrite 91 36% 161 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 36.3 150% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 146 DQ Mixed 77 73% 113 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017)-$87 14,331 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 144 146 145 139 149 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	63.1% Good	Read 76.2 Write 128 Mixed 20.8 SusWrite 142 66% 91.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 6.2 4K Mixed 0.5 200% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D32AESBK.M8FE 2x8GB 15,011 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	MC Read 34.5 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 35 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 25.4 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 33.8 79% 27.7 GB/s	Latency 72.7 55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 113%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 64%

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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 $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,449x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	755x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $115Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	454x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	652x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	453x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	399x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	194x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	175x
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 $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	426x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	305x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $388

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16