MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	48.9% 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 Drive	51.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220720
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 18 '23 at 00:31
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^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-$119 14,368 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Memory 70.4 1-Core 160 2-Core 321 96% 184 Pts	4-Core 567 8-Core 863 89% 715 Pts	64-Core 1,132 70% 1,132 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 528.24 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.9% Average	Lighting 60.3 Reflection 97 Parallax 58.6 49% 72 fps	MRender 57.9 Gravity 60.8 Splatting 59 48% 59.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 75 45 57 96 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 306 Write 38.3 Mixed 162 SusWrite 70.2 32% 144 MB/s	4K Read 14.4 4K Write 73.3 4K Mixed 29.1 98% 38.9 MB/s	DQ Read 88.4 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 109 80% 103 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 75%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 141GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 202 72 72 68 69 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Read 458 Write 471 Mixed 398 SusWrite 155 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 88.2 4K Mixed 43.5 147% 53.8 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 362 273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 121%
WDC WDS240G2G0C-00AJM0 240GB 3,525 User benchmarks, average bench 146% 223GB free Firmware: 231800WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 123 132 129 131 135 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	154% Outstanding	Read 1218 Write 890 Mixed 971 SusWrite 172 181% 813 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 60.8 208% 74.8 MB/s	DQ Read 646 DQ Write 714 DQ Mixed 555 452% 639 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 189%
Spcc Solid State Disk 256GB 641 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 140GB free Firmware: SBFM91.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 166 196 190 194 205 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 11% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB 44,547 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.3% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 26.9 79% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 24 71% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 100 40% 100 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 116%

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

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Gaming 28%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 26%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	255x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	92x
Ryzen 3 1200AMD $100Bench 57%, 83,528 samples	81x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	141x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	135x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	66x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	31x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	28x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	28x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	44x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	44x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	24x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $439

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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