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

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 112% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	111% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	58.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210514
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 20 '21 at 15:14
Run Duration	298 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 3800X-$295 141,122 User benchmarks, average bench 87% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 80.1 1-Core 153 2-Core 305 96% 179 Pts	4-Core 607 8-Core 1150 105% 879 Pts	64-Core 1,470 91% 1,470 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6600-XT-$301 21,558 User benchmarks, average bench 107% PowerColor(148C 2412) Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 27.20.22025.1006 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 141 Parallax 243 102% 170 fps	MRender 230 Gravity 120 Splatting 154 135% 168 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 331GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 879 27 13 153 102 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	194% Outstanding	Read 1,462 Write 1,580 Mixed 1,094 SusWrite 213 243% 1,087 MB/s	4K Read 59.4 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 81.6 284% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 636 DQ Write 899 DQ Mixed 264 340% 600 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 255%
Adata SU635 960GB-$65 1,560 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 86GB free Firmware: N181017a SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 491 490 491 207 69 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 492 Mixed 421 SusWrite 367 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 96.8 4K Mixed 47.7 179% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 261 DQ Mixed 291 207% 263 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%
Adata SU650 480GB-$89 17,796 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 350GB free Firmware: Q0616B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 459 460 459 459 458 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 461 Mixed 407 SusWrite 460 103% 459 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 21.7 130% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 25.6 78% 160 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 99%
Seagate ST4000LM024-2AN17V 4TB 7,786 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 87 87 87 87 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	39.3% Below average	Read 49 Write 81.7 Mixed 55.1 SusWrite 86.8 50% 68.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.5 155% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 63%
Seagate BUP Slim RD 1TB 3,837 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 643GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 99 98 103 103 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 79.5 Write 117 Mixed 85.2 SusWrite 100 71% 95.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.6 203% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 63%
Seagate Desktop 8TB 4,842 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 148 151 151 149 150 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Read 90.4 Write 113 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 149 82% 110 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.6 356% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 93%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 1.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 119 133 135 134 124 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 93.6 Write 114 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 126 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.6 259% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 92%
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 1.5TB 771 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 960GB free, PID 5031 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 73 72 71 72 71 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	23.6% Poor	Read 45.2 Write 54.2 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 71.9 68% 48.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 29% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 23.6% Great: 33%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-18-18 D4-3200 4x16GB 324 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 36.5 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 27.3 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 37.4 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 80.4 50% 80.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 113%

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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 $144Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	453x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	646x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	449x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 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: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $387

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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