MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	32.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	244% 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.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191113
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '19 at 17:49
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 1600-$110 392,253 User benchmarks, average bench 70% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Memory 87.1 1-Core 119 2-Core 237 83% 147 Pts	4-Core 475 8-Core 789 77% 632 Pts	64-Core 977 60% 977 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1609 MHz, MLim: 1877 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.51 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.3% Below average	Lighting 33.4 Reflection 67.6 Parallax 42.8 27% 47.9 fps	MRender 58 Gravity 37.7 Splatting 56.8 42% 50.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 606 258 247 237 231 229 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	244% Outstanding	Read 2,523 Write 1,472 Mixed 1,040 SusWrite 301 294% 1,334 MB/s	4K Read 59.8 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 80.4 272% 96.2 MB/s	DQ Read 951 DQ Write 844 DQ Mixed 891 670% 895 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 244% Great: 280%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 122GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 299 299 299 299 299 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 488 Mixed 415 SusWrite 318 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 59.8 199% 69.1 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 360 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 124%
Intel 320 Series 160GB-$149 13,029 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 46GB free Firmware: 4PC10362 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 169 170 168 167 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	51% Above average	Read 259 Write 169 Mixed 164 SusWrite 168 42% 190 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 40.6 4K Mixed 23 82% 28.1 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 86.9 DQ Mixed 71.7 64% 96.9 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 51%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 58GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 92 94 95 94 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 102 Write 101 Mixed 60.7 SusWrite 93.6 66% 89.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 109%
Seagate M3 Portable 1TB 5,295 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 473GB free Firmware: 0710 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 97 97 93 100 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	50.3% Above average	Read 77.3 Write 110 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 97.3 66% 89.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.6 155% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3466 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 47.4 MC Write 43.2 MC Mixed 35.8 120% 42.1 GB/s	SC Read 25.7 SC Write 44.6 SC Mixed 30.3 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 97%

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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 $125Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	44x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	44x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	24x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $444

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	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) $37	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