MSI B450M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics13.7% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive30.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 B450M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181106
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 01 '18 at 12:09
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G-$135
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
72.9% Very good
Memory 73.6
1-Core 116
2-Core 213
75% 134 Pts
4-Core 388
8-Core 624
62% 506 Pts
64-Core 632
39% 632 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega 11 (Ryzen iGPU)
MSI(1462 7A38) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.12
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
13.7% Very poor
Lighting 16.9
Reflection 14.2
Parallax 23.1
14% 18 fps
MRender 6
Gravity 21.2
Splatting 20.3
14% 15.8 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 13.7%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Ezlink MLC 128GB
101GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EZLINK
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 150 152 161 166 165 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
30.6% Below average
Read 7
Write 163
Mixed 15.6
SusWrite 156
20% 85.3 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 12.5
4K Mixed 15.1
68% 18.4 MB/s
DQ Read 12.2
DQ Write 11.9
DQ Mixed 16
11% 13.4 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 30.6%
Great: 38%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32
346GB free
Firmware: JC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 123 122 124 124 123 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
71.4% Very good
Read 126
Write 118
Mixed 68
SusWrite 123
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 78.CAGPP.ARW0C 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.4% Average
MC Read 15.3
MC Write 14.7
MC Mixed 12.8
41% 14.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 14.3
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 93.4
43% 93.4 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 42.4%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 555 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $339
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