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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics83.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive222% 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.
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)
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201126
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 28 '21 at 00:45
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$84
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
91.8% Outstanding
Memory 75.7
1-Core 147
2-Core 294
92% 172 Pts
4-Core 579
8-Core 858
90% 719 Pts
64-Core 1,077
67% 1,077 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 91.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Lighting 105
Reflection 108
Parallax 99.6
86% 104 fps
MRender 94.1
Gravity 101
Splatting 97.5
80% 97.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$45
441GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P2CR012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1222 426 430 422 404 413 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
222% Outstanding
Read 1,207
Write 1739
Mixed 1,351
SusWrite 553
274% 1,212 MB/s
4K Read 54.6
4K Write 188
4K Mixed 81.8
287% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 1,247
DQ Write 1,059
DQ Mixed 1,185
879% 1,163 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 222%
Great: 253%
General UDisk 32GB
25GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.1 7.4 9.4 9.5 8.6 5.6 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
9.54% Terrible
Read 29
Write 6.5
Mixed 7.8
SusWrite 7.6
14% 12.7 MB/s
4K Read 15.6
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
58% 5.2 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 9.54%
Great: 10%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BL8G36C16U4R.M8FE1 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51.1% Above average
MC Read 18.6
MC Write 17.1
MC Mixed 16.4
50% 17.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 18.7
SC Mixed 17.6
51% 18 GB/s
Latency 88.9
45% 88.9 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 72%

 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
Desktop 86%
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Workstation
Workstation 60%
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Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $388
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