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

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	83% 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 Drive	199% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220318
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '23 at 07:10
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (60^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 1700-$195 144,475 User benchmarks, average bench 69% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	Memory 73.8 1-Core 98.1 2-Core 189 68% 120 Pts	4-Core 364 8-Core 636 60% 500 Pts	64-Core 992 61% 992 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 8821) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 546.01 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	83% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 123 Parallax 91.7 83% 106 fps	MRender 137 Gravity 96.5 Splatting 82.9 84% 105 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Colorful CN600 1TB PRO 102 User benchmarks, average bench 280% 445GB free (System drive) Firmware: H221124a SusWrite @10s intervals: 1362 1483 275 280 253 173 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	199% Outstanding	Read 1,792 Write 2,231 Mixed 1,768 SusWrite 637 362% 1,607 MB/s	4K Read 49.6 4K Write 86.7 4K Mixed 60.7 199% 65.7 MB/s	DQ Read 748 DQ Write 444 DQ Mixed 570 431% 587 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 354%
Sandisk Portable SSD 1TB 282 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 408GB free Firmware: 0305 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 351 Write 331 Mixed 162 62% 282 MB/s	4K Read 14.6 4K Write 17.6 4K Mixed 8.6 42% 13.6 MB/s	DQ Read 107 DQ Write 49.4 DQ Mixed 9.3 25% 55.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HX426C16FB3/8 2x8GB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	MC Read 41.8 MC Write 33.1 MC Mixed 33.6 103% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 37.7 SC Mixed 27.5 83% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 93.1 43% 93.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 91%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	23	214	59	144	23.6"	1280 720	INN0236 ATLAS HD 236C

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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	2,445x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	755x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $115Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	454x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $238Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	648x
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	452x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	399x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	193x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	175x
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: $385

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16