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

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.2% 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 Drive	225% 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, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190918
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '20 at 17:54
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$175 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Memory 86.3 1-Core 127 2-Core 250 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 486 8-Core 801 79% 643 Pts	64-Core 984 61% 984 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% PowerColor(148C 2379) CLim: 1250 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.12.2 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	Lighting 63.2 Reflection 64.5 Parallax 77 52% 68.2 fps	MRender 64.2 Gravity 60.7 Splatting 52.5 48% 59.1 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$28 12,447 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 185GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0614B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1181 1186 1196 1202 710 469 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Read 1,575 Write 158 Mixed 1,035 SusWrite 991 208% 940 MB/s	4K Read 49.5 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 46.8 223% 87.8 MB/s	DQ Read 772 DQ Write 818 DQ Mixed 547 480% 713 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 228%
Jmicron Generic 256GB 896 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 15GB free Firmware: 2102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	20% Poor	Read 41.5 Write 41.7 Mixed 41.3 SusWrite 41.9 9% 41.6 MB/s	4K Read 14.2 4K Write 15.4 4K Mixed 14.4 48% 14.7 MB/s	DQ Read 17.1 DQ Write 18.7 DQ Mixed 19 14% 18.3 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 20% Great: 78%
Seagate ST33000650NS 3TB-$100 3,609 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2.5TB free Firmware: RA0B SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 147 144 147 149 146 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 151 Write 148 Mixed 73 SusWrite 147 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 206% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 87%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 3.5TB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 132 136 135 136 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Read 153 Write 165 Mixed 90 SusWrite 135 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 89%
Jmicron H/W RAID0 2TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 188 157 146 144 147 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 207 Write 177 Mixed 20 SusWrite 162 102% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.4 67% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 138%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB 74,390 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 42.5 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 34.5 110% 38.6 GB/s	SC Read 26 SC Write 39.4 SC Mixed 29.9 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 103%

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Workstation 60%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $78Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,473x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $140Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	763x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $120Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	459x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $195Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	666x
RTX 2060Nvidia $271Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	461x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	401x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	196x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	175x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	135x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	518x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	431x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	305x

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