MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	35.5% 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	87.8% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180424
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '20 at 14:52
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 1600-$110 392,253 User benchmarks, average bench 70% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	76.1% Very good	Memory 74.4 1-Core 108 2-Core 210 73% 131 Pts	4-Core 418 8-Core 646 66% 532 Pts	64-Core 861 53% 861 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8520) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	35.5% Below average	Lighting 45.7 Reflection 45.1 Parallax 40.2 37% 43.7 fps	MRender 40.9 Gravity 41.4 Splatting 36.7 32% 39.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Scorch M2 128GB 1,785 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FM12.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 127 117 116 52 37 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Read 632 Write 339 Mixed 374 SusWrite 99.2 80% 361 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 90.6 4K Mixed 34.7 141% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 297 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 291 224% 302 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 131%
Gigabyte SSD 120GB-$31 13,685 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 103GB free Firmware: SBFM61.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 100 65 66 65 63 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	74.9% Very good	Read 467 Write 364 Mixed 320 SusWrite 121 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 77.6 4K Mixed 23.8 123% 45.2 MB/s	DQ Read 232 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 181 164% 247 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 265GB free Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 101 103 103 102 98 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	55.7% Above average	Read 93.2 Write 86.6 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 101 62% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C15/8G Hynix HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 16GB 90 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	MC Read 33 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 29.7 87% 30.5 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 31.4 SC Mixed 24.8 74% 25.7 GB/s	Latency 91.5 44% 91.5 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 84%

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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	91x
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 $40Bench 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: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $439

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 $182	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) $30	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