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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics2.19% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive117% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH PLUS (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 11 '19 at 00:50
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
79% Very good
Memory 71.3
1-Core 117
2-Core 233
77% 140 Pts
4-Core 465
8-Core 729
74% 597 Pts
64-Core 950
59% 950 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 79%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9500 GS
Sapphire(174B 9600) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
2.19% Terrible
Lighting 2.4
Reflection 4.77
Parallax 0.94
2% 2.7 fps
MRender 4.81
Gravity 1.8
Splatting 3.22
3% 3.28 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.19%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$49
430GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 466 467 427 404 405 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 463
Mixed 444
SusWrite 438
105% 465 MB/s
4K Read 37.3
4K Write 95.9
4K Mixed 48.9
170% 60.7 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 363
DQ Mixed 293
243% 348 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 117%
Great: 125%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (81st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
80% Very good
MC Read 30.5
MC Write 29.9
MC Mixed 27.1
83% 29.2 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 25.9
SC Mixed 24.3
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 98.4
41% 98.4 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 80%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical B450M PRO-VDH PLUS (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 1,174 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $349
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