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

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	53% 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 Drive	94.7% 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH PLUS (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190722
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '19 at 00:46
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^th 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-$84 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 (97^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 79.3 1-Core 145 2-Core 286 92% 170 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 846 88% 708 Pts	64-Core 1,031 64% 1,031 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E347) CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.7.5 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	53% Above average	Lighting 67 Reflection 65.5 Parallax 84.3 55% 72.3 fps	MRender 63.8 Gravity 68.9 Splatting 53.5 50% 62.1 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: X31000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 212 209 196 197 215 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 463 Mixed 294 SusWrite 215 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 95.7 4K Mixed 43.5 157% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 255 209% 299 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 101%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 193GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 34 37 35 36 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	29.1% Poor	Read 65.2 Write 37 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 36.2 32% 43.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.7 112% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 53GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 83 83 83 83 84 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	46.4% Average	Read 78.7 Write 77.2 Mixed 52 SusWrite 82.9 54% 72.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 88%
Toshiba MK3263GSX 320GB-$68 2,359 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 82GB free Firmware: FG020A SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 59 58 58 58 59 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	32.2% Below average	Read 54 Write 53.5 Mixed 30.7 SusWrite 57.9 36% 49 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 94% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 32.2% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C18 1x8GB 3,646 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	MC Read 19.1 MC Write 16.8 MC Mixed 16.4 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 17.3 SC Mixed 17 49% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 81.8 49% 81.8 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 60%

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Typical B450M PRO-VDH PLUS (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 1,173 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 44%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 40%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	414x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	162x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	102x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	145x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	103x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	65x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	41x
TOSHIBA-TR200 480GBBench 78%, 11,560 samples	33x
SU630 240GBAdataBench 64%, 60,212 samples	30x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	158x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 82%, 52,667 samples	59x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	29x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $321

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16