MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 51%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	20.8% 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	139% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). 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	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181101
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 09 '18 at 23:01
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A12-9800E APU (2016 M.BR) 768 User benchmarks, average bench 41% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	51% Above average	Memory 68.4 1-Core 68.8 2-Core 124 52% 87.1 Pts	4-Core 198 8-Core 190 26% 194 Pts	64-Core 199 12% 199 Pts
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 52%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 260X-$120 38,521 User benchmarks, average bench 20% MSI(1462 2935) CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.12 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	20.8% Poor	Lighting 25.3 Reflection 28.3 Parallax 30.6 21% 28.1 fps	MRender 24.2 Gravity 23 Splatting 28.4 21% 25.2 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20.8% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38 78,255 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 325GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 617 742 796 839 857 856 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 1,079 Write 858 Mixed 765 SusWrite 784 195% 871 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 63 4K Mixed 26.4 124% 42.2 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 221 174% 244 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 242%
Seagate ST3250823AS 250GB-$99 5,049 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 179GB free Firmware: 3.03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 55 61 60 61 60 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	32% Below average	Read 52 Write 11.7 Mixed 30.5 SusWrite 59.4 28% 38.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 37%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 3.5TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 74 77 74 76 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	32.9% Below average	Read 95.5 Write 95.5 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 65.5 103% 78.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.1 56% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 59%
WDC WD20 EARX-00PASB0 2TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1.5TB free, PID 5678 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 106 108 108 107 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	44% Average	Read 109 Write 106 Mixed 78 SusWrite 106 134% 99.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 82% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot PSD48G240081 2x8GB 3,770 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	28.7% Poor	MC Read 12 MC Write 6.8 MC Mixed 11.5 29% 10.1 GB/s	SC Read 7 SC Write 4.5 SC Mixed 7.8 18% 6.43 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 89%

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Gaming 28%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 26%

Raft

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	255x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 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	67x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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 $39Bench 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: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $434

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16