MSI B450M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	86.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	4.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181106
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 10 '20 at 19:21
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Memory 80.9 1-Core 118 2-Core 227 79% 142 Pts	4-Core 404 8-Core 745 69% 575 Pts	64-Core 953 59% 953 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3755) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.74 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	86.4% Excellent	Lighting 111 Reflection 107 Parallax 102 91% 107 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 92 Splatting 75.8 78% 98.5 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SN8U256G1122 256GB 2,469 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4162000 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 488 Write 464 Mixed 338 96% 430 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 83.5 4K Mixed 45.7 158% 55.1 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 263 DQ Mixed 216 179% 256 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 98%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 150GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 100 99 96 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	71% Very good	Read 149 Write 146 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 98.3 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 109%
Hitachi HTS541010B7E610 1TB 40,802 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 587GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 102 103 103 102 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 116 Write 99.3 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 103 73% 99.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.3 165% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 72%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 931GB free Firmware: 2BA30003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 105 105 105 105 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 106 Write 72 Mixed 59.5 SusWrite 104 63% 85.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 2x8GB 22,335 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.5% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 14.1 43% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 16.7 SC Mixed 16.6 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 78.9 51% 78.9 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 88%

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Gaming 44%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 41%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	245x
Ryzen 5 2400GAMD $135Bench 63%, 127,344 samples	44x
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	37x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	84x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	46x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	45x

SSD
MX500 500GBCrucial $50Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	30x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	23x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	19x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	79x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	21x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	17x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $371

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16