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

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	18.7% 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	82.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	2.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190918
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '20 at 20:34
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	PRI-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 3400G-$98 93,718 User benchmarks, average bench 68% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Memory 82.1 1-Core 123 2-Core 237 82% 148 Pts	4-Core 405 8-Core 642 64% 523 Pts	64-Core 626 39% 626 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics 47,368 User benchmarks, average bench 16% MSI(1462 7A38) 2GB Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.1.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	18.7% Very poor	Lighting 23.3 Reflection 20.1 Parallax 31.6 19% 25 fps	MRender 15.9 Gravity 25.9 Splatting 24 18% 21.9 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 18%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 480GB 16,522 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 277GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 387 104 105 104 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Read 381 Write 122 Mixed 314 SusWrite 202 57% 255 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 81.3 4K Mixed 36.2 142% 50.7 MB/s	DQ Read 253 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 193 167% 245 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 98%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 893GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 34 35 35 35 35 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	18.6% Very poor	Read 38 Write 33.8 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 34.1 44% 32.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 84% 1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 18.6% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3000 C16 Series 2x4GB 13,047 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing below potential (70^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	92.1% Outstanding	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 34.1 MC Mixed 30.9 94% 33 GB/s	SC Read 23.5 SC Write 37 SC Mixed 27.1 83% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 76.8 52% 76.8 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 106%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $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 $133	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