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

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.1% 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	196% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 05 '20 at 05:10
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 2600X-$189 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Memory 88.8 1-Core 123 2-Core 242 85% 151 Pts	4-Core 477 8-Core 732 75% 604 Pts	64-Core 970 60% 970 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 88.7% 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)	50.1% Above average	Lighting 62.9 Reflection 64.1 Parallax 77.5 51% 68.2 fps	MRender 64.7 Gravity 61.1 Splatting 52.5 48% 59.4 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$23 12,447 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 189GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0614B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 950 998 936 164 117 136 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	196% Outstanding	Read 1,612 Write 818 Mixed 1,040 SusWrite 550 223% 1,005 MB/s	4K Read 51.1 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 48.4 227% 88.5 MB/s	DQ Read 753 DQ Write 618 DQ Mixed 546 447% 639 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 228%
Seagate ST33000650NS 3TB-$100 3,609 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2.5TB free Firmware: RA0B SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 146 149 149 147 147 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Read 143 Write 141 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 147 91% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 204% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 87%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 3.5TB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 134 135 136 136 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Read 158 Write 164 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 134 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 167% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 89%
Jmicron H/W RAID0 2TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 197 174 221 221 218 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 196 Mixed 18.7 SusWrite 202 111% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.3 60% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 138%
Hitachi HDS72303 3TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2TB free, PID 1066 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 138 137 138 138 138 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	56.5% Above average	Read 136 Write 136 Mixed 71.2 SusWrite 138 161% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 106% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 57%
SMI USB disk 8GB 5,941 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 1GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.6 8 8.6 8.5 8.6 8.2 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	5.01% Terrible	Read 19.8 Write 7.7 Mixed 3.7 SusWrite 8.1 11% 9.83 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 6% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.01% Great: 10%

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 3066 MHz clocked @ 1533 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 43.4 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 34.7 113% 39.6 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 31 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 103%

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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 $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,447x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	755x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $115Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	454x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $238Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	650x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	452x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	399x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	193x
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	516x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: $386

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16