MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics53% 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 Drive113% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180424
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateAug 02 '18 at 21:40
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X-$131
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
79% Very good
Memory 80.1
1-Core 109
2-Core 220
76% 136 Pts
4-Core 419
8-Core 603
64% 511 Pts
64-Core 601
37% 601 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 79%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (77th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
53% Above average
Lighting 63.8
Reflection 68.6
Parallax 61.2
52% 64.5 fps
MRender 70.5
Gravity 61.5
Splatting 68.8
55% 66.9 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 53%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX6000 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$40
168GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V6005-ac Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 640 250 194 227 131 197 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 591
Write 691
Mixed 593
SusWrite 273
121% 537 MB/s
4K Read 36.4
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 53
184% 68.5 MB/s
DQ Read 366
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 229
206% 312 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 113%
Great: 153%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
112GB free
Firmware: EXT0CB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 145 144 144 144 144 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
99% Outstanding
Read 470
Write 454
Mixed 330
SusWrite 171
80% 356 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 96.7
4K Mixed 49
174% 61.7 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 351
DQ Mixed 178
184% 301 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 99%
Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
442GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 89 101 100 111 93 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
64.7% Good
Read 126
Write 121
Mixed 81.7
SusWrite 100
79% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 64.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
56.1% Above average
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 19.3
MC Mixed 17.4
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 18.6
SC Mixed 18.6
53% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 80.3
50% 80.3 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 56.1%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 1,145 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) - $150

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Outstanding Total price: $439
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