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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics92.8% 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 Drive45.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190723
Uptime2.5 Days
Run DateFeb 26 '20 at 06:59
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User IRQ-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
94.5% Outstanding
Memory 83.9
1-Core 148
2-Core 296
95% 176 Pts
4-Core 568
8-Core 794
86% 681 Pts
64-Core 1,090
67% 1,090 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 94.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Gigabyte(1458 36DD) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1607 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.8% Outstanding
Lighting 120
Reflection 122
Parallax 120
98% 121 fps
MRender 99.7
Gravity 106
Splatting 99.6
83% 102 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 92.8%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Team T253X2128G 128GB
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0807A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 42 36 42 43 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
45.4% Average
Read 473
Write 48
Mixed 63
SusWrite 40.7
33% 156 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 36.1
4K Mixed 1.3
72% 23.7 MB/s
DQ Read 146
DQ Write 71.8
DQ Mixed 13.1
35% 77.1 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 45.4%
Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
738GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 202 203 204 205 204 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 198
Write 189
Mixed 77.5
SusWrite 203
122% 167 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 115%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
84.2% Excellent
MC Read 33.6
MC Write 22.7
MC Mixed 33.6
86% 30 GB/s
SC Read 25
SC Write 22.4
SC Mixed 32.1
76% 26.5 GB/s
Latency 73.6
54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 103%

 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 7,736 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: $382
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