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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics71% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive72.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210927
Uptime2.4 Days
Run DateNov 09 '21 at 20:24
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU 16%
Watch Gameplay: 1660 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
77.1% Very good
Memory 76.2
1-Core 111
2-Core 218
75% 135 Pts
4-Core 420
8-Core 656
66% 538 Pts
64-Core 943
58% 943 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
71% Very good
Lighting 93.8
Reflection 87.6
Parallax 78.8
76% 86.7 fps
MRender 66.3
Gravity 82.1
Splatting 72.6
60% 73.7 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 71%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
CT250MX500SSD4 250GB
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 271 292 294 296 298 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
72.2% Very good
Read 338
Write 346
Mixed 283
SusWrite 278
70% 311 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 48.5
4K Mixed 33.5
108% 36.1 MB/s
DQ Read 179
DQ Write 170
DQ Mixed 121
105% 156 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 121%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 62 70 63 65 68 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
64.1% Good
Read 158
Write 154
Mixed 83.2
SusWrite 65.6
85% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.9
156% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 113%
Microsoft virtueller Datenträger 322GB
76GB free
Firmware: 1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 9.4 8.5 9.4 9.6 9.9 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
47.8% Average
Read 157
Write 30
Mixed 63.5
SusWrite 9.5
48% 65 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.7
134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 47.8%
Great: 95%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
79.5% Very good
MC Read 30.3
MC Write 29.3
MC Mixed 26.8
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 20.2
SC Write 27.1
SC Mixed 23
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 88
46% 88 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
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)

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