MSI B450M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics21.2% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180806
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJan 09 '19 at 11:41
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU 33%
Watch Gameplay: 2070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (30th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
68.4% Good
Memory 60
1-Core 120
2-Core 227
73% 135 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 698
67% 555 Pts
64-Core 1,212
75% 1,212 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
21.2% Poor
Lighting 0.07
Reflection 105
Parallax 76.1
0% 60.3 fps
MRender 156
Gravity 107
Splatting 0.13
62% 87.8 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 21.2%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB
869GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JA0OA5M0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 59 51 48 48 38 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
24.8% Poor
Read 34.3
Write 29.8
Mixed 15
SusWrite 52.1
24% 32.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.5
81% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 24.8%
Great: 57%
Generic Flash Disk 16GB
12GB free, PID 6387
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 14 14 14 14 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
7.18% Terrible
Read 23
Write 13.5
Mixed 6.5
SusWrite 13.4
17% 14.1 MB/s
4K Read 3.9
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
14% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 7.18%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
30.4% Below average
MC Read 12.1
MC Write 9.7
MC Mixed 11.1
31% 11 GB/s
SC Read 7.1
SC Write 6
SC Mixed 7.7
20% 6.93 GB/s
Latency 128
31% 128 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 30.4%
Great: 59%

 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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