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

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 119% UFO


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 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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	119% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	41.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 13 '19 at 18:26
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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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 7 3800X-$295 141,122 User benchmarks, average bench 87% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Memory 76.6 1-Core 155 2-Core 308 96% 180 Pts	4-Core 606 8-Core 1,198 107% 902 Pts	64-Core 1,499 93% 1,499 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Nvidia(10DE 1E84) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Lighting 161 Reflection 149 Parallax 148 131% 153 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 129 Splatting 105 110% 139 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU630 240GB 60,212 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 167GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0423B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 317 278 5.8 64 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	41.9% Average	Read 514 Write 373 Mixed 343 SusWrite 124 75% 339 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 0.4 52% 12.6 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 101%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 704GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2453 2143 1162 1174 1174 1173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	350% Outstanding	Read 2,544 Write 2,416 Mixed 1,764 SusWrite 1,546 464% 2,068 MB/s	4K Read 65.4 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 90.2 304% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1402 DQ Write 1,260 DQ Mixed 1,318 992% 1,326 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 350% Great: 372%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 13,039 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 929GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 318 348 380 383 382 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Read 407 Write 379 Mixed 361 SusWrite 365 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 71.2 4K Mixed 43.5 144% 49.4 MB/s	DQ Read 240 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 218 162% 216 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 215 217 220 219 217 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Seagate Expansion Desk 6TB 6,833 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 4TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 157 164 161 165 164 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 153 Write 150 Mixed 93 SusWrite 162 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 6.4 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.7 424% 3.8 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 2x8GB 25,824 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.8% Very good	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 28.7 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 28.1 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 87 46% 87 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 88%

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

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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 $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,435x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	750x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $154Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	452x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	645x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	449x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	399x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	192x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	174x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	135x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	515x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	422x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	304x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $388

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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