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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics88.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive190% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH PLUS (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190704
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 27 '19 at 02:03
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
88% Excellent
Memory 74.4
1-Core 134
2-Core 283
87% 164 Pts
4-Core 545
8-Core 844
86% 694 Pts
64-Core 1,045
65% 1,045 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 88%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Asus(1043 8698) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.36
Performing below potential (43rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
88.6% Excellent
Lighting 112
Reflection 111
Parallax 104
91% 109 fps
MRender 135
Gravity 97.4
Splatting 82.1
83% 105 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 88.6%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60
421GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 842 880 880 756 139 66 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
190% Outstanding
Read 1,282
Write 918
Mixed 836
SusWrite 594
202% 907 MB/s
4K Read 52.9
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 69.2
246% 89.5 MB/s
DQ Read 322
DQ Write 847
DQ Mixed 215
270% 461 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 190%
Great: 209%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
931GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 181 178 180 182 180 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 172
Mixed 114
SusWrite 180
121% 164 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
238% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 106%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2933 C17 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
77.4% Very good
MC Read 32.2
MC Write 19.9
MC Mixed 31.7
80% 27.9 GB/s
SC Read 20.5
SC Write 17.4
SC Mixed 32.8
67% 23.6 GB/s
Latency 91.6
44% 91.6 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 120%

 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: $351
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