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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 62%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics5.87% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive44.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 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 PLUS (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 14 '19 at 19:24
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon 200GE-$57
AM4, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
62% Good
Memory 77.9
1-Core 77.6
2-Core 148
60% 101 Pts
4-Core 268
8-Core 269
36% 268 Pts
64-Core 267
16% 267 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 62%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega 3 (Ryzen iGPU)
MSI(1462 7A38) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 19.5.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
5.87% Terrible
Lighting 5.7
Reflection 12.1
Parallax 7.25
5% 8.34 fps
MRender 11.2
Gravity 5.2
Splatting 12.8
8% 9.75 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.87%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$54
113GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF450000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 38 20 82 78 32 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
44.2% Average
Read 452
Write 374
Mixed 310
SusWrite 73.8
67% 302 MB/s
4K Read 20.4
4K Write 36.1
4K Mixed 9.4
62% 22 MB/s
DQ Read 115
DQ Write 50.7
DQ Mixed 40.9
42% 69 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 44.2%
Great: 55%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$30
148GB free
Firmware: 1002YAM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 60 60 60 60 60 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
33.9% Below average
Read 58.5
Write 53.5
Mixed 35
SusWrite 59.8
38% 51.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.5
88% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 33.9%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
92.8% Outstanding
MC Read 35.6
MC Write 36.4
MC Mixed 32.2
99% 34.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 29.1
SC Mixed 21.5
66% 23.1 GB/s
Latency 84.6
47% 84.6 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 92.8%
Great: 105%

 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 1,173 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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $321
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