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

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	7.19% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	194% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200610
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '21 at 23:42
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 1700-$195 144,475 User benchmarks, average bench 69% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	71.2% Very good	Memory 68.9 1-Core 98.5 2-Core 197 68% 122 Pts	4-Core 394 8-Core 780 69% 587 Pts	64-Core 1,075 66% 1,075 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 4000 8,609 User benchmarks, average bench 7% HP(103C 0780) 2GB CLim: 475 MHz, MLim: 702 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 377.83 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	7.19% Terrible	Lighting 7.6 Reflection 16.8 Parallax 3.1 6% 9.17 fps	MRender 16.2 Gravity 7.2 Splatting 10.6 9% 11.3 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 7.19% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Viper M.2 VPN100 512GB 3,353 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 314GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1338 549 549 549 550 550 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	194% Outstanding	Read 1,406 Write 2,144 Mixed 1,473 SusWrite 681 322% 1,426 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 63 210% 73.1 MB/s	DQ Read 788 DQ Write 577 DQ Mixed 704 520% 690 MB/s
Poor: 132% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 253%
Sandisk S3 512G 512GB 10,855 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 312GB free Firmware: 40101000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 426 426 419 421 354 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 483 Mixed 390 SusWrite 417 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 79.1 4K Mixed 45.8 155% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 261 222% 325 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 119%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1.5TB-$130 20,479 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 913GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 0 0 101 114 115 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	20.6% Poor	Read 12.5 Write 117 Mixed 3.2 SusWrite 58.9 34% 47.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.9 148% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 20.6% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 931GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 232 232 235 233 232 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	80% Excellent	Read 46.2 Write 50.5 Mixed 46.7 SusWrite 232 68% 93.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.3 226% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2133 C15 2x4GB 2,183 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	79% Very good	MC Read 30.6 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 26.7 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 28.8 SC Mixed 22.7 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 104 38% 104 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 80%

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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 $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 $233Bench 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 $42Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	423x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	304x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $380

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $42	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