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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive292% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 22 '19 at 17:18
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU 60%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
90% Outstanding
Memory 83.5
1-Core 142
2-Core 279
92% 168 Pts
4-Core 519
8-Core 770
80% 645 Pts
64-Core 998
62% 998 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 90%
Great: 92%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
331GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2053 830 824 830 829 833 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
292% Outstanding
Read 2,045
Write 2,230
Mixed 1,867
SusWrite 1033
403% 1,794 MB/s
4K Read 69
4K Write 167
4K Mixed 91.3
310% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 1,210
DQ Write 1,082
DQ Mixed 1,138
856% 1,144 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 292%
Great: 355%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
457GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 918 511 512 514 513 513 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60
670GB free
Firmware: 1AG01118
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 86 87 86 87 88 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
49.8% Average
Read 86.5
Write 44
Mixed 45.5
SusWrite 87
48% 65.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 49.8%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
88% Excellent
MC Read 35.4
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 35.2
90% 31.5 GB/s
SC Read 24.8
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 33.6
78% 27.2 GB/s
Latency 74.3
54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 88%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 7,736 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $382
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