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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics17.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive58.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 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)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 14 '21 at 22:24
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G-$98
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
79.6% Very good
Memory 69.8
1-Core 129
2-Core 256
82% 152 Pts
4-Core 481
8-Core 690
73% 585 Pts
64-Core 691
43% 691 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics
MSI(1462 7A38) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.3.1
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
17.5% Very poor
Lighting 23.2
Reflection 17.5
Parallax 32.2
19% 24.3 fps
MRender 12.4
Gravity 26.2
Splatting 15.9
15% 18.2 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 17.5%
Great: 18%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme KBG30ZMV256G TOS 256GB
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ADHA0101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 8.8 28 8.9 8.4 8 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
58.5% Above average
Read 710
Write 89
Mixed 96.3
SusWrite 12.1
48% 227 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 13.9
4K Mixed 17.4
70% 19.2 MB/s
DQ Read 352
DQ Write 18.8
DQ Mixed 34.3
63% 135 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 58.5%
Great: 170%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2010)-$18
253GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 73 72 72 72 72 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
40.5% Average
Read 68.8
Write 69.1
Mixed 48
SusWrite 72
48% 64.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
113% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 40.5%
Great: 47%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSE.8FBD2 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
83% Excellent
MC Read 30.1
MC Write 30.9
MC Mixed 27.6
84% 29.5 GB/s
SC Read 23.7
SC Write 34.8
SC Mixed 26.7
81% 28.4 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 83%
Great: 99%

 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 7,747 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $386
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