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

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 58% Gunboat


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 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.3% 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	240% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191029
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '20 at 15:40
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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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 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Memory 84.5 1-Core 148 2-Core 298 95% 177 Pts	4-Core 595 8-Core 922 94% 759 Pts	64-Core 1,121 69% 1,121 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200 122,060 User benchmarks, average bench 57% XFX(1682 9587) CLim: 1600 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.1.3 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.3% Above average	Lighting 68.8 Reflection 83 Parallax 93.3 56% 81.7 fps	MRender 76.4 Gravity 69.6 Splatting 64.4 57% 70.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 101GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5L7QCXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 493 323 323 324 324 321 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 1,952 Write 1370 Mixed 1,043 SusWrite 351 261% 1,179 MB/s	4K Read 60.9 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 82.2 282% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,272 DQ Write 1,119 DQ Mixed 1,066 835% 1,152 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 236%
Braveeagle 480GB 480GB 161 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 331GB free Firmware: Q0526A SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 462 465 463 462 462 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 477 Mixed 436 SusWrite 464 107% 473 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 57.2 193% 70.5 MB/s	DQ Read 391 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 123 162% 292 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	MC Read 38.9 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 38.2 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 26.7 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 37.3 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 119%

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Gaming 64%

Destroyer

Desktop 86%

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Workstation 60%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,438x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	751x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $151Bench 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 $179	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