MSI B450M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	16.7% 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	51.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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

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System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181106
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 15 '18 at 16:24
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (93^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 2400G-$135 127,344 User benchmarks, average bench 63% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Memory 83.2 1-Core 117 2-Core 230 80% 143 Pts	4-Core 416 8-Core 629 65% 522 Pts	64-Core 619 38% 619 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega 11 (Ryzen iGPU) 44,235 User benchmarks, average bench 15% MSI(1462 7A38) 2GB Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.10.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	16.7% Very poor	Lighting 20.8 Reflection 17.8 Parallax 28 17% 22.2 fps	MRender 15.1 Gravity 21.8 Splatting 21.3 16% 19.4 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 16.7% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB 85,321 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 200GB free (System drive) Firmware: UJ450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 58 87 143 139 137 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 471 Write 352 Mixed 281 SusWrite 122 68% 307 MB/s	4K Read 16.4 4K Write 36.9 4K Mixed 18.1 68% 23.8 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 73.9 DQ Mixed 39.5 44% 76.4 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 347GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 122 122 123 122 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 122 Write 124 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 122 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 78.CAGPP.ARW0C 2x8GB 165 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing below potential (87^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	96.4% Outstanding	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 38.7 MC Mixed 30.5 99% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 40.3 SC Mixed 27.6 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 74.8 54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 101%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 41%

Speed boat

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	248x
Ryzen 5 2400GAMD $135Bench 63%, 127,344 samples	45x
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	37x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	85x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	46x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	45x

SSD
MX500 500GBCrucial $49Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	31x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	23x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	19x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	80x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $39Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	21x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	17x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $365

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $173	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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