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

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	41.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	145% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	14.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 24 '21 at 13:00
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Memory 84.2 1-Core 148 2-Core 298 95% 177 Pts	4-Core 576 8-Core 832 88% 704 Pts	64-Core 1067 66% 1067 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% XFX(1682 5701) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.11.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.9% Average	Lighting 33.1 Reflection 32.4 Parallax 248 27% 104 fps	MRender 30 Gravity 138 Splatting 86.9 71% 84.8 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 195GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 496 405 214 219 215 217 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	145% Outstanding	Read 1,592 Write 999 Mixed 1,052 SusWrite 294 218% 984 MB/s	4K Read 54.6 4K Write 17.6 4K Mixed 26.5 126% 32.9 MB/s	DQ Read 949 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 247 268% 471 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 145% Great: 237%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 225GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 137 136 138 138 137 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	44.5% Average	Read 499 Write 134 Mixed 197 SusWrite 136 53% 242 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 3.6 60% 13.7 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 121%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 197GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 213 214 220 204 209 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 150 Write 169 Mixed 75 SusWrite 209 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 216% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 1x16GB 14,281 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63.7% Good	MC Read 23.4 MC Write 20.7 MC Mixed 21 62% 21.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 22.8 SC Mixed 22.6 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 73.2 55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 1: 0R 0G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
1%	5%	21	109	4	75	23.8"	2048 1152	LEN65FB LEN L24q-30

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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 $45Bench 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 $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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