MSI B450M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 73%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics64.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive120% 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.
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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181106
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 24 '19 at 14:19
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
73% Very good
Memory 83.8
1-Core 113
2-Core 199
76% 132 Pts
4-Core 335
8-Core 638
58% 487 Pts
64-Core 905
56% 905 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 73%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Zotac(19DA 3451) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2209 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.17
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
64.8% Good
Lighting 81.2
Reflection 80
Parallax 67.1
66% 76.1 fps
MRender 78.8
Gravity 73.5
Splatting 75.4
62% 75.9 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 62%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$50
323GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 462 459 446 406 399 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 460
Mixed 446
SusWrite 437
104% 461 MB/s
4K Read 37
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 55.6
180% 64.2 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 355
DQ Mixed 290
239% 341 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 120%
Great: 125%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$36
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing below potential (86th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
98.1% Outstanding
MC Read 39.9
MC Write 36.5
MC Mixed 32.2
103% 36.2 GB/s
SC Read 21.7
SC Write 29.8
SC Mixed 26.9
75% 26.1 GB/s
Latency 73.7
54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 98.1%
Great: 103%

 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 556 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: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $371
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