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

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	42.5% 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	95.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201126
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 08 '22 at 19:07
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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 2600-$155 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	78.8% Very good	Memory 79.2 1-Core 120 2-Core 231 80% 143 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 695 68% 558 Pts	64-Core 913 56% 913 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% Zotac(19DA 3595) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing below potential (48^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.5% Average	Lighting 51.7 Reflection 57 Parallax 52.7 42% 53.8 fps	MRender 64.7 Gravity 50.1 Splatting 46.5 43% 53.8 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Hs-ssd-c100 240G 240GB 5,700 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: SN07373 SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 409 342 184 157 169 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 438 Mixed 414 SusWrite 284 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 78.5 4K Mixed 42.9 156% 53.5 MB/s	DQ Read 208 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 253 192% 255 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 102%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 212GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 89 88 90 93 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 85.4 Write 87.6 Mixed 26.4 SusWrite 90.6 53% 72.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.2 69% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 85%
WD 500GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 436GB free, PID 0621 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 112 112 112 112 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	57.7% Above average	Read 112 Write 88.9 Mixed 71.9 SusWrite 112 128% 96.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 1.2 230% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HKED4081CAA2F0MB2 2x8GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 35 MC Mixed 30.5 99% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 34.9 SC Mixed 26.9 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 82.1 49% 82.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 101%

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

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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 $255Bench 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 $40Bench 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 $40	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