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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 94.4%, 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 Drive219% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime4.1 Days
Run DateApr 06 '20 at 14:30
Run Duration209 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$84
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
94.4% Outstanding
Memory 84.9
1-Core 143
2-Core 285
93% 171 Pts
4-Core 559
8-Core 817
86% 688 Pts
64-Core 1,042
64% 1,042 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 94.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300
Ram: 6GB, Driver: 20.2.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.7% Outstanding
Lighting 112
Reflection 95.1
Parallax 206
91% 138 fps
MRender 88.5
Gravity 103
Splatting 129
90% 107 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 90.7%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS3030 500GB SSD
158GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS303225
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1128 466 461 464 428 437 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
219% Outstanding
Read 1,040
Write 2,012
Mixed 1,372
SusWrite 564
283% 1,247 MB/s
4K Read 48.6
4K Write 196
4K Mixed 82.3
283% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 1,341
DQ Write 1,149
DQ Mixed 1,251
936% 1,247 MB/s
Poor: 119%
This bench: 219%
Great: 266%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46
161GB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 469 463 477 447 461 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 515
Write 475
Mixed 450
SusWrite 456
107% 474 MB/s
4K Read 38.2
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 56.7
190% 69 MB/s
DQ Read 390
DQ Write 365
DQ Mixed 298
245% 351 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 124%
Great: 125%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB
1.5TB free, PID b207
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 108 108 108 108 107 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
45.1% Average
Read 106
Write 104
Mixed 44.5
SusWrite 108
120% 90.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 45.1%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
MC Read 34
MC Write 24.1
MC Mixed 34.6
88% 30.9 GB/s
SC Read 25.5
SC Write 23.8
SC Mixed 34.4
80% 27.9 GB/s
Latency 72
56% 72 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 109%

 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 7,728 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation
Workstation 60%
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Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $383
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