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

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 65% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	71.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	264% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190723
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 30 '20 at 09:09
Run Duration	258 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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 3600X-$210 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Memory 81.7 1-Core 151 2-Core 302 96% 178 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 858 82% 680 Pts	64-Core 1,110 69% 1,110 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Nvidia(10DE 2184) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Lighting 94.3 Reflection 84.7 Parallax 74.5 77% 84.5 fps	MRender 70.7 Gravity 77.7 Splatting 73.8 61% 74.1 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 155GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 743 407 399 390 389 387 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	264% Outstanding	Read 2,617 Write 2266 Mixed 1,612 SusWrite 452 387% 1,737 MB/s	4K Read 61.4 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 86.8 296% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 994 DQ Write 809 DQ Mixed 966 706% 923 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 264% Great: 302%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 464GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 436 435 437 432 433 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 494 Mixed 410 SusWrite 441 104% 464 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 53.3 190% 68.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 263 224% 328 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 111%
WD Green 120GB (2016)-$84 21,990 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 55GB free Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 86 83 86 86 86 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 487 Write 256 Mixed 163 SusWrite 90.4 55% 249 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 24.3 134% 54.9 MB/s	DQ Read 147 DQ Write 259 DQ Mixed 33.7 73% 147 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 71%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 465GB free Firmware: MS2OA8A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 169 163 173 175 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 184 Mixed 40 SusWrite 168 102% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 148% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 107%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 929GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 189 188 191 197 193 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Read 150 Write 181 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 191 99% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 107%
WD My Passport 0827 3TB 1,438 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 2TB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 84 84 85 85 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	39.1% Below average	Read 113 Write 105 Mixed 101 SusWrite 85 136% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 75% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 4x8GB 2,021 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 22.5 MC Mixed 35.7 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 22.5 SC Mixed 34.6 78% 27.3 GB/s	Latency 77.4 52% 77.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 105%

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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	2,440x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	753x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $129Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	454x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	646x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	450x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	399x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	193x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	174x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	135x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	516x
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: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $387

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16