MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics21.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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)
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171205
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 26 '18 at 00:47
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 3 1200-$100
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
79.9% Very good
Memory 80.2
1-Core 116
2-Core 222
78% 140 Pts
4-Core 460
8-Core 458
61% 459 Pts
64-Core 454
28% 454 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon RX 560-B
Asus(1043 054B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1187 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.2.1
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
21.8% Poor
Lighting 25.7
Reflection 30.8
Parallax 32.9
21% 29.8 fps
MRender 28.5
Gravity 24.5
Splatting 31.5
23% 28.2 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 21.8%
Great: 22%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
549GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 39 51 109 143 157 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
79.4% Very good
Read 176
Write 151
Mixed 78.3
SusWrite 100
93% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 42.2
MC Write 41.9
MC Mixed 36.4
115% 40.2 GB/s
SC Read 23.9
SC Write 39.1
SC Mixed 28.3
87% 30.4 GB/s
Latency 80.1
50% 80.1 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 109%
Great: 109%

 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 1,142 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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