MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	62.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	358% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190624
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 24 '19 at 17:36
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Memory 83.6 1-Core 148 2-Core 290 94% 174 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 892 90% 732 Pts	64-Core 1,073 66% 1,073 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 56,417 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Lighting 78.2 Reflection 78.6 Parallax 68.7 64% 75.2 fps	MRender 73.1 Gravity 72.5 Splatting 74.3 60% 73.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 391GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2565 2230 1366 1329 1338 1344 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	358% Outstanding	Read 2509 Write 2,674 Mixed 1,928 SusWrite 1,696 495% 2,202 MB/s	4K Read 69.5 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 99.2 333% 120 MB/s	DQ Read 1285 DQ Write 999 DQ Mixed 1,122 845% 1,135 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 358% Great: 410%
Plextor PX-128S3C 128GB 3,097 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 119GB free Firmware: 1.04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 99 99 99 99 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Read 480 Write 290 Mixed 413 SusWrite 113 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 98.6 4K Mixed 43.9 155% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 355 DQ Mixed 246 207% 298 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB-$90 9,857 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3066 MHz clocked @ 1533 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 23.4 MC Mixed 37.4 94% 33 GB/s	SC Read 25.4 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 36.4 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 74.1 54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 98%

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Gaming 28%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 26%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	255x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	92x
Ryzen 3 1200AMD $100Bench 57%, 83,528 samples	81x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	141x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	135x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	66x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	31x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	28x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	28x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	44x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	44x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	24x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $439

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16