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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics3.89% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 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)
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 13 '21 at 15:38
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X-$225
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Memory 81.2
1-Core 114
2-Core 228
79% 141 Pts
4-Core 451
8-Core 825
76% 638 Pts
64-Core 1,246
77% 1,246 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710
Nvidia(10DE 128B) 2GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
3.89% Terrible
Lighting 4.6
Reflection 6.3
Parallax 4.1
4% 5 fps
MRender 6.5
Gravity 3.9
Splatting 5
4% 5.13 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.89%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2013)
373GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 63 47 58 98 101 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
50.9% Above average
Read 104
Write 94.5
Mixed 54.3
SusWrite 73.7
60% 81.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.6
100% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 50.9%
Great: 63%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
401GB free
Firmware: 18.01H18
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 119 119 119 119 118 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
69.4% Good
Read 123
Write 115
Mixed 73.3
SusWrite 119
79% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 69.4%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 3000 2OZ 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
53.3% Above average
MC Read 20.7
MC Write 17.3
MC Mixed 15.8
51% 17.9 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 19.1
SC Mixed 18.6
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 78.4
51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 53.3%
Great: 57%

 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 7,735 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $382
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