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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 65% Battle cruiser	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 65% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 73.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	92.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

15 months ago, 15 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210514
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '23 at 14:18
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing way below expectations (17^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 5600G-$139 14,368 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Memory 52 1-Core 138 2-Core 282 81% 158 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 866 84% 688 Pts	64-Core 1,008 62% 1,008 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 99%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
AMD RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU) 140,621 User benchmarks, average bench 17% AMD(1002 1636) 2GB Ram: 2GB, Driver: 22.11.2 Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	16% Very poor	Lighting 19.8 Reflection 103 Parallax 26.3 16% 49.6 fps	MRender 11.4 Gravity 23.5 Splatting 20.9 16% 18.6 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16% Great: 21%
Nvidia RTX 3060-$279 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Nvidia(10DE 2504) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 528.02 Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	92.9% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 113 Parallax 113 99% 116 fps	MRender 131 Gravity 95.9 Splatting 81.5 82% 103 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Adata SU630 240GB 60,212 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: N181017a SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 22 33 8.7 10 9.4 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 28% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 202GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 180 187 184 181 190 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 101 Write 100 Mixed 66.3 SusWrite 184 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 113%
WD My Passport 2626 4TB 2,594 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 3.5TB free, PID 2626 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 36 36 36 36 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	19.7% Very poor	Read 50.7 Write 34.5 Mixed 27.6 SusWrite 35.8 48% 37.1 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1 86% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 19.7% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2666 2x8GB 17,908 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	40.7% Average	MC Read 14.1 MC Write 12.6 MC Mixed 13 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 17.9 54% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 153 26% 153 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 95%

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

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Gaming 64%

Destroyer

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 60%

Gunboat

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 $133	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