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

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 98.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	130% 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	183% 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, 3 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	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190723
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '20 at 06:14
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X-$160 33,544 User benchmarks, average bench 82% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Memory 85.7 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 96% 178 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 868 92% 732 Pts	64-Core 875 54% 875 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 372D) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	130% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 171 Parallax 186 146% 179 fps	MRender 200 Gravity 151 Splatting 109 121% 153 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Lexar 250GB SSD 250GB 3,590 User benchmarks, average bench 155% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0614B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 746 694 709 759 160 69 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	183% Outstanding	Read 1,400 Write 938 Mixed 558 SusWrite 523 190% 855 MB/s	4K Read 49.3 4K Write 202 4K Mixed 35.6 227% 95.5 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 939 DQ Mixed 370 366% 565 MB/s
Poor: 98% ↑ This bench: 183% Great: 209%
WD Green 240GB (2016) 20,831 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 103GB free Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 147 147 138 128 146 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 454 Write 134 Mixed 319 SusWrite 148 58% 264 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 96.9 4K Mixed 21.8 114% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 186 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 30.8 73% 150 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 207 204 206 208 209 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 209 Write 156 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 207 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 12,524 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	MC Read 39.4 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 36.1 95% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 25.8 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 33.9 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 71.5 56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 109%

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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	2,438x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	751x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $153Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	452x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	645x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	449x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 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	423x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	304x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $382

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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