MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics54% 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 Drive56.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180424
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateJan 05 '20 at 05:45
Run Duration159 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X-$60
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
75.5% Very good
Memory 69
1-Core 108
2-Core 223
73% 133 Pts
4-Core 440
8-Core 735
72% 587 Pts
64-Core 815
50% 815 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
Asus(1043 0525) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1360 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.12.3
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
54% Above average
Lighting 67.1
Reflection 66.8
Parallax 94.1
55% 76 fps
MRender 67.4
Gravity 70
Splatting 57.7
52% 65 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 54%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 960GB-$250
419GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 137 120 157 230 204 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
56.3% Above average
Read 304
Write 190
Mixed 217
SusWrite 165
49% 219 MB/s
4K Read 13.3
4K Write 44.3
4K Mixed 24.3
75% 27.3 MB/s
DQ Read 228
DQ Write 243
DQ Mixed 172
147% 214 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 56.3%
Great: 100%
WD Blue 500GB-$94
118GB free
Firmware: X41100WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 277 263 224 241 286 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
78.4% Very good
Read 388
Write 357
Mixed 238
SusWrite 266
70% 312 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 65.2
4K Mixed 29
104% 38.5 MB/s
DQ Read 352
DQ Write 305
DQ Mixed 220
194% 292 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
2TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 183 189 187 180 189 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
97.9% Outstanding
Read 157
Write 140
Mixed 74.8
SusWrite 185
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 97.9%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBR2 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
83.1% Excellent
MC Read 32.1
MC Write 30.6
MC Mixed 28.3
87% 30.3 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 31.4
SC Mixed 24.2
71% 25 GB/s
Latency 104
39% 104 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 1,141 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) - $150

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Outstanding Total price: $439
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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