MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	33.9% 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 Drive	82.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171205
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '18 at 21:30
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 3 1200-$100 83,528 User benchmarks, average bench 57% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Memory 77.4 1-Core 110 2-Core 222 76% 136 Pts	4-Core 439 8-Core 436 58% 437 Pts	64-Core 438 27% 438 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680-$360 38,995 User benchmarks, average bench 32% Asus(1043 83F6) 2GB CLim: 1215 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	33.9% Below average	Lighting 41.2 Reflection 37.3 Parallax 49.5 34% 42.7 fps	MRender 49.6 Gravity 46.3 Splatting 34.6 35% 43.5 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 216 216 286 218 262 MB/s Performing below potential (80^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	82.3% Excellent	Read 260 Write 108 Mixed 211 SusWrite 238 46% 204 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 83.3 4K Mixed 41.4 146% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 245 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 210 176% 251 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 465GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 113 119 117 113 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 124 Write 124 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 113 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 70%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 931GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 121 128 118 90 130 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 38.8 Write 72 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 110 47% 64.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 175% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 1x8GB 18,648 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	MC Read 18.6 MC Write 17.3 MC Mixed 16.3 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 16.4 49% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 85.6 47% 85.6 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 56%

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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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	24x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $439

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16