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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	13% 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.
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.

High background CPU (26%). 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '19 at 19:55
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing as expected (54^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-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 77.8 1-Core 146 2-Core 297 93% 173 Pts	4-Core 592 8-Core 905 93% 748 Pts	64-Core 1,067 66% 1,067 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Gigabyte(1458 3767) 2GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	13% Very poor	Lighting 16.3 Reflection 12.3 Parallax 13.6 13% 14.1 fps	MRender 12.2 Gravity 15.2 Splatting 17 12% 14.8 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$79 26,606 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 3TB free (System drive) Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 32 24 24 30 24 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6 Write 47.7 SusWrite 25.9 19% 26.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.1 21% 0.17 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 289GB free Firmware: HP36 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 113 94 117 120 123 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Read 170 Write 130 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 115 87% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 112%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$30 168,449 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 224GB free Firmware: 0002SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 94 94 93 94 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 87 Write 87.7 Mixed 40 SusWrite 93.1 56% 76.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.6 93% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 61%
Toshiba MK6475GSX 640GB-$66 9,402 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 282GB free Firmware: GT001M SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 71 72 71 73 71 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 74.3 Write 72.5 Mixed 18.5 SusWrite 71 43% 59.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Mixed 0.6 125% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 45%
Seagate Desktop 1TB 4,684 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 375GB free, PID 3300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 40 40 40 40 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 38.5 Write 39.5 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 39.7 50% 36.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 71% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 21%
WD Elements 25A3 4TB 7,568 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 958GB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 110 110 109 105 109 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	46% Average	Read 101 Write 108 Mixed 93 SusWrite 107 141% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 120% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 105%
WD Elements 25A3 4TB 7,568 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 141 143 140 143 141 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 171 Write 168 Mixed 104 SusWrite 142 195% 146 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 9.1 4K Mixed 0.2 385% 9.3 MB/s	DQ Read 0.5 DQ Write 9.7 DQ Mixed 0.6 352% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C18 2x8GB 30,532 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	84.4% Excellent	MC Read 33.7 MC Write 24.2 MC Mixed 33.1 87% 30.3 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 32.4 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 84.7 47% 84.7 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 110%

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Gaming 64%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 60%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,442x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	754x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $119Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	454x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $238Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	646x
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	450x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	399x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	193x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	174x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	135x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	516x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	423x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	304x

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Total price: $384

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	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