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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics96.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive115% 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.
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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20220318
Uptime8.9 Days
Run DateMay 21 '23 at 17:46
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU2%
Watch Gameplay: 2060S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 5600-$139
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
65.8% Good
Memory 72.2
1-Core 110
2-Core 193
71% 125 Pts
4-Core 323
8-Core 452
49% 388 Pts
64-Core 866
54% 866 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 65.8%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
MSI(1462 C757) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.79
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
96.7% Outstanding
Lighting 116
Reflection 105
Parallax 122
95% 114 fps
MRender 175
Gravity 108
Splatting 98.9
100% 127 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 96.7%
Great: 106%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS1031 1TB SSD
409GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS103C00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 87 93 84 83 911 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 753
Write 1,242
Mixed 887
SusWrite 227
176% 777 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 78.2
4K Mixed 38.4
135% 48.6 MB/s
DQ Read 766
DQ Write 569
DQ Mixed 685
507% 673 MB/s
Poor: 115%
This bench: 115%
Great: 303%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
MC Read 35.1
MC Write 23.5
MC Mixed 33.8
88% 30.8 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 20.4
53% 18.5 GB/s
Latency 96.4
42% 96.4 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 7,759 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat

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

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