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

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	14.3% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	74.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '20 at 20:05
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G-$75 104,122 User benchmarks, average bench 63% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Memory 84.4 1-Core 110 2-Core 213 77% 136 Pts	4-Core 427 8-Core 427 57% 427 Pts	64-Core 411 25% 411 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics 115,953 User benchmarks, average bench 10% MSI(1462 7A38) 2GB Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.4.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	14.3% Very poor	Lighting 16.9 Reflection 18.1 Parallax 22.1 14% 19 fps	MRender 16.3 Gravity 16.9 Splatting 21.4 15% 18.2 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 14.3% Great: 13%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
AXNS381E-128GM-B 128GB 548 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 94GB free (System drive) Firmware: 263j-HP SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 122 125 125 125 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	74.2% Very good	Read 452 Write 130 Mixed 154 SusWrite 124 47% 215 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 87.2 4K Mixed 35.1 134% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 201 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 89.2 87% 140 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$78 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2TB free Firmware: HP16 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 110 110 108 110 111 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	60.4% Good	Read 101 Write 103 Mixed 56.1 SusWrite 110 68% 92.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 135% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 75%
WD Elements 500GB 10,869 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 318GB free, PID 1042 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 70 70 70 70 70 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	27.2% Poor	Read 50.6 Write 52.3 Mixed 33.2 SusWrite 69.5 71% 51.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 73% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 41%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 128GB-$13 974 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 44GB free, PID 5591 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 20 32 41 42 41 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	38.1% Below average	Read 140 Write 99.7 Mixed 103 SusWrite 45.2 123% 96.9 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.9 156% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$39 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 36.3 109% 38.2 GB/s	SC Read 25.4 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 28.7 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 72.8 55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

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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	2,453x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $145Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	756x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $110Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	454x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	653x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	456x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	401x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	194x
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	517x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	426x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	305x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $388

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16