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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (98th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 2 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 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 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	77.4% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 25 '20 at 21:57
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing way above expectations (98^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 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 149 2-Core 293 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 563 8-Core 828 87% 696 Pts	64-Core 1064 66% 1064 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Gigabyte(1458 3FC8) CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 2063 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.50 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	77.4% Very good	Lighting 102 Reflection 92.6 Parallax 80.8 83% 91.9 fps	MRender 73.6 Gravity 85.5 Splatting 80.9 66% 80 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 73%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45 22,057 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: O0730A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 516 Write 363 Mixed 196 79% 358 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 24.2 130% 51.6 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 189 DQ Mixed 132 126% 200 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 91%
Patriot Burst 480GB 16,899 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 105GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 471 Write 286 Mixed 339 81% 365 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 21.5 4K Mixed 31.6 107% 29.9 MB/s	DQ Read 222 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 194 166% 240 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 930GB free Firmware: CC45 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 198 Write 179 Mixed 75.3 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 175% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 113%
ST950032 5AS 500GB 504 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 54GB free, PID 102a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 36.3 Write 37.5 Mixed 27.3 43% 33.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 10% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D30AESCK.M8FE 2x8GB 5,706 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 46.6 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 45.4 115% 40.2 GB/s	SC Read 28.6 SC Write 28.5 SC Mixed 41 93% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 114%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,440x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	753x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $129Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	454x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	646x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	450x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	399x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	193x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	174x
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 $40Bench 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: $387

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16