MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 67.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics46.9% 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 Drive47.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170321
Uptime8.1 Days
Run DateJul 18 '19 at 19:23
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600-$110
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
67.8% Good
Memory 68.5
1-Core 102
2-Core 198
68% 123 Pts
4-Core 362
8-Core 592
58% 477 Pts
64-Core 747
46% 747 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 67.8%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
46.9% Average
Lighting 57.8
Reflection 61
Parallax 56.5
47% 58.4 fps
MRender 67.4
Gravity 56.1
Splatting 50
46% 57.9 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 46.9%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 320 Series 160GB-$149
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4PC10365
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 157 151 147 139 125 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
47.6% Average
Read 251
Write 169
Mixed 162
SusWrite 145
41% 182 MB/s
4K Read 19.1
4K Write 36.7
4K Mixed 22.5
77% 26.1 MB/s
DQ Read 138
DQ Write 72.3
DQ Mixed 68.7
61% 93 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 47.6%
Great: 51%
Crucial BX300 240GB-$43
65GB free
Firmware: M2CR010
SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 426 424 422 427 425 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
93.9% Outstanding
Read 492
Write 453
Mixed 231
SusWrite 412
89% 397 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 57.4
4K Mixed 36.1
120% 40.6 MB/s
DQ Read 312
DQ Write 214
DQ Mixed 294
211% 273 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 93.9%
Great: 114%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65
169GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 54 54 55 56 43 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
31.2% Below average
Read 56.5
Write 6.3
Mixed 17.2
SusWrite 51.9
24% 33 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
129% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 31.2%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4-3200C DDR4 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
66% Good
MC Read 26.3
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 25.1
70% 24.5 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 20.3
48% 16.8 GB/s
Latency 105
38% 105 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 66%
Great: 96%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 1,142 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) - $150

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Outstanding Total price: $439
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