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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.89% 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 Drive84.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190924
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 10 '19 at 08:07
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G-$101
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
74% Very good
Memory 73.9
1-Core 122
2-Core 229
78% 142 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 670
65% 534 Pts
64-Core 672
42% 672 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 74%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics
MSI(1462 7A38) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.10.1
Relative performance (0th percentile)
5.89% Terrible
Lighting 0.1
Reflection 18.9
Parallax 30.2
0% 16.4 fps
MRender 11.5
Gravity 25.7
Splatting 23.8
17% 20.3 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 5.89%
Great: 18%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
105GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 190 191 196 212 211 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
84.2% Excellent
Read 401
Write 341
Mixed 317
SusWrite 202
71% 315 MB/s
4K Read 31.6
4K Write 81.8
4K Mixed 39.6
142% 51 MB/s
DQ Read 244
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 199
170% 247 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
790GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 205 206 206 206 204 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 203
Write 144
Mixed 84.2
SusWrite 205
116% 159 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 117%
Great: 113%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
98GB free
Firmware: MS1OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 110 98 98 99 107 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
62.2% Good
Read 116
Write 91
Mixed 18.3
SusWrite 101
59% 81.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.3
72% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.4% Very good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 25.6
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 25.9
SC Mixed 22.1
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 92.7
43% 92.7 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 110%

 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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