MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	58% 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	257% 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.
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 B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180707
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Oct 17 '18 at 06:42
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 1600-$110 392,253 User benchmarks, average bench 70% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Memory 82.8 1-Core 120 2-Core 241 82% 148 Pts	4-Core 477 8-Core 753 76% 615 Pts	64-Core 995 62% 995 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1619 MHz, MLim: 1877 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	58% Above average	Lighting 72.2 Reflection 76.5 Parallax 74.8 59% 74.5 fps	MRender 80.8 Gravity 69.2 Splatting 60.3 56% 70.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 180GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1118 475 309 309 309 310 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	257% Outstanding	Read 2,523 Write 1,473 Mixed 1,059 SusWrite 472 305% 1,382 MB/s	4K Read 58.4 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 80.1 276% 99.6 MB/s	DQ Read 966 DQ Write 924 DQ Mixed 965 719% 952 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 257% Great: 280%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 149GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 295 295 294 295 295 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 491 Mixed 403 SusWrite 303 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 60.8 206% 71.9 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 124%
Intel 320 Series 160GB-$149 13,029 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 24GB free Firmware: 4PC10362 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 169 170 170 167 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 259 Write 167 Mixed 162 SusWrite 165 42% 188 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 41.7 4K Mixed 23.4 84% 28.8 MB/s	DQ Read 141 DQ Write 85.8 DQ Mixed 70 64% 98.9 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 51%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 218GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 117 116 116 114 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 130 Write 126 Mixed 81.9 SusWrite 115 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 109%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 500GB 2,039 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 58GB free, PID a009 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 61 61 61 61 59 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	33.8% Below average	Read 103 Write 102 Mixed 36.9 SusWrite 60.3 97% 75.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3333 MHz clocked @ 1667 MHz Performing below potential (98^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	110% Outstanding	MC Read 45.2 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 35.3 116% 40.5 GB/s	SC Read 25.4 SC Write 41.4 SC Mixed 29.8 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 75.5 53% 75.5 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 97%

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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 $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	91x
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 $38Bench 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 $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