MSI B450M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.8% 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	90.5% 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	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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180806
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 10 '18 at 21:57
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Memory 89.5 1-Core 121 2-Core 241 84% 150 Pts	4-Core 476 8-Core 809 78% 643 Pts	64-Core 998 62% 998 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% PowerColor(148C 2378) CLim: 1355 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.9.2 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Lighting 67.3 Reflection 70.9 Parallax 86.1 55% 74.8 fps	MRender 70.7 Gravity 65.4 Splatting 56.7 52% 64.3 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ ARC 100 120GB-$82 4,735 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 361 348 326 191 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Read 421 Write 374 Mixed 296 SusWrite 286 77% 344 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 90.9 4K Mixed 35.8 135% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 308 DQ Write 359 DQ Mixed 253 213% 307 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 98%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 269GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 150 150 149 149 151 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	71.2% Very good	Read 97.6 Write 112 Mixed 31.1 SusWrite 149 70% 97.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2.2 391% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 111%
Lexar JumpDrive S73 USB 3.0 32GB-$15 655 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 26GB free, PID a205 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 35 35 35 35 35 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	14.9% Very poor	Read 42.9 Write 35.4 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 35.2 50% 37.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.1 15% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 14.9% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	MC Read 45.8 MC Write 22.3 MC Mixed 26 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 28.7 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 25.4 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 104%

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

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Gaming 44%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 41%

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Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	245x
Ryzen 5 2400GAMD $135Bench 63%, 127,344 samples	43x
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	37x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	84x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	45x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	45x

SSD
MX500 500GBCrucial $46Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	30x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	23x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	19x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	79x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	21x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	17x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $339

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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