MSI B450M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	53.8% 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	108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181221
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '19 at 20:40
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 2700-$185 123,820 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Memory 75.7 1-Core 117 2-Core 228 78% 140 Pts	4-Core 416 8-Core 696 68% 556 Pts	64-Core 1,130 70% 1,130 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-Ti-$410 30,815 User benchmarks, average bench 53% EVGA(3842 2884) 3GB CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.8% Above average	Lighting 65.9 Reflection 66.3 Parallax 83.6 54% 72 fps	MRender 78.8 Gravity 74.4 Splatting 51.1 54% 68.1 fps
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 59%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 202GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 271 274 275 274 274 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 467 Mixed 344 SusWrite 291 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 97.9 4K Mixed 49.6 177% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 225 207% 318 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 118%
Samsung XP941 PCIe M.2 256GB 1,434 User benchmarks, average bench 133% 61GB free Firmware: UXM6401Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 495 425 435 412 401 389 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 954 Write 741 Mixed 500 SusWrite 426 146% 655 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 45.2 168% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 460 DQ Write 225 DQ Mixed 219 195% 301 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 160%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 84 87 88 84 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 63.6 Write 104 Mixed 47.3 SusWrite 85.4 55% 75.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.3 56% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 114%
Seagate BUP Slim RD 2TB 4,801 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.1 7.2 7.2 8.3 8 7.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	3.42% Terrible	Read 3.8 Write 9 Mixed 5 SusWrite 7.7 5% 6.38 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0 26% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 3.42% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46 47,721 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.7% Very good	MC Read 29.1 MC Write 25.1 MC Mixed 25.8 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 23.4 SC Mixed 22.1 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 89 45% 89 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 80%

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Gaming 44%

Speed boat

Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 41%

Speed boat

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	246x
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 $44Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	30x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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 $21Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	21x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	17x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $360

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16