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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics4.17% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive235% 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)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateMay 20 '20 at 19:58
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
Memory 84.2
1-Core 149
2-Core 293
95% 175 Pts
4-Core 526
8-Core 893
86% 710 Pts
64-Core 1,097
68% 1,097 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710
MSI(1462 8C93) 1GB
CLim: 1304 MHz, MLim: 550 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
4.17% Terrible
Lighting 4.73
Reflection 5.38
Parallax 5.12
4% 5.08 fps
MRender 4.71
Gravity 4.8
Splatting 7.3
5% 5.61 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.17%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73
257GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1462 1483 1475 144 87 99 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
235% Outstanding
Read 1,509
Write 1,515
Mixed 1,108
SusWrite 792
276% 1,231 MB/s
4K Read 60.5
4K Write 176
4K Mixed 82.6
291% 106 MB/s
DQ Read 683
DQ Write 965
DQ Mixed 270
359% 640 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 235%
Great: 295%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E680 500GB
460GB free
Firmware: GR2OA3E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 101 101 102 102 103 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
58.9% Above average
Read 104
Write 100
Mixed 38.7
SusWrite 102
63% 86.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.5
104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 58.9%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
87.1% Excellent
MC Read 34.8
MC Write 23.8
MC Mixed 34.7
89% 31.1 GB/s
SC Read 25.1
SC Write 23.6
SC Mixed 33
78% 27.2 GB/s
Latency 73.2
55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 110%

 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 7,733 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
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: $382
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