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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall 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!
ProcessorWith 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 95.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics90.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive223% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190918
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateFeb 22 '20 at 22:31
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU3%
Watch Gameplay: Vega-56 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X-$160
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
Memory 87
1-Core 144
2-Core 288
94% 173 Pts
4-Core 559
8-Core 825
86% 692 Pts
64-Core 822
51% 822 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170
AMD(1002 0B36) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1620 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.2.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.7% Outstanding
Lighting 110
Reflection 90.8
Parallax 153
90% 118 fps
MRender 88.6
Gravity 112
Splatting 129
92% 110 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.7%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN500 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$37
161GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 201000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 900 787 743 745 742 516 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
223% Outstanding
Read 1,231
Write 1,372
Mixed 1,103
SusWrite 739
250% 1,111 MB/s
4K Read 49.5
4K Write 182
4K Mixed 74.9
267% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 1,085
DQ Write 1,014
DQ Mixed 1,065
795% 1,054 MB/s
Poor: 133%
This bench: 223%
Great: 228%
Q-720 720GB
554GB free
Firmware: S0424A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 447 447 450 450 449 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
96% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 441
Mixed 369
SusWrite 446
99% 439 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 22.4
130% 55 MB/s
DQ Read 134
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 25.1
81% 168 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 96%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT8G4D32AET4K.M8FE1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3400 MHz clocked @ 1700 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
97.4% Outstanding
MC Read 41.8
MC Write 25.6
MC Mixed 38.3
101% 35.2 GB/s
SC Read 26.3
SC Write 25.2
SC Mixed 35.2
83% 28.9 GB/s
Latency 70.4
57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 97.4%
Great: 112%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 7,735 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $379
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest deals
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback