MSI B450M PRO-VDH PLUS (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Surfboard	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	15.3% 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	49.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH PLUS (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190107
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 23 '19 at 15:44
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 1600-$110 392,253 User benchmarks, average bench 70% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	Memory 72.8 1-Core 105 2-Core 208 72% 128 Pts	4-Core 418 8-Core 706 68% 562 Pts	64-Core 864 54% 864 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Zotac(19DA 2476) 2GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	15.3% Very poor	Lighting 19 Reflection 14.8 Parallax 18 16% 17.3 fps	MRender 16.4 Gravity 18.3 Splatting 19.6 15% 18.1 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.3% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 92 105 112 82 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 290 Write 155 Mixed 195 SusWrite 120 42% 190 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 42.5 4K Mixed 23.1 94% 31 MB/s	DQ Read 43.8 DQ Write 47.3 DQ Mixed 42.5 33% 44.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 100%
Seagate ST1000NM0055 91Y1655 LENOVO 1TB 125 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 96GB free Firmware: LJ83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 104 107 107 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 117 Write 112 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 106 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1.1 248% 2 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 118%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA41GU7AFR8N-TF 1x8GB 298 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.6% Average	MC Read 14.7 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 12.8 40% 13.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 15.7 SC Mixed 14.9 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 95.2 42% 95.2 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 43%

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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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Typical B450M PRO-VDH PLUS (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 1,178 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 44%

Speed boat

Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 40%

Speed boat

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $145Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	415x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $86Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	162x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $185Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	102x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	145x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	105x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	65x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	42x
TOSHIBA-TR200 480GBBench 78%, 11,560 samples	33x
SU630 240GBAdataBench 64%, 60,212 samples	30x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	158x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 82%, 52,667 samples	59x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	29x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $339

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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) $29	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