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

Performance Results


Gaming 71% Battleship	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 75% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	82.5% 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 Drive	96.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	May 28 '20 at 17:16
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	ISL-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Memory 70.5 1-Core 154 2-Core 307 93% 177 Pts	4-Core 507 8-Core 967 88% 737 Pts	64-Core 1,478 92% 1,478 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 85A0) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.5% Excellent	Lighting 101 Reflection 115 Parallax 97 83% 104 fps	MRender 98.3 Gravity 97.3 Splatting 104 82% 99.8 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor M6S 128GB-$106 3,356 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.08 SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 280 297 304 292 296 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 323 Mixed 289 SusWrite 296 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 83.3 4K Mixed 40.3 147% 52.6 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 235 DQ Mixed 193 173% 264 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 100%
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$200 28,979 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 327GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 170 148 145 146 141 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 482 Mixed 406 SusWrite 207 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 92.8 4K Mixed 49.1 162% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 367 277% 372 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 122%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 141 143 139 140 141 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Read 168 Write 99.2 Mixed 85.9 SusWrite 141 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 113%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB 294,991 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 726GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 109 108 108 109 108 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Read 79.5 Write 92.8 Mixed 64.9 SusWrite 108 64% 86.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.4 170% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.2% Good	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 26.4 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 25.4 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 100 40% 100 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 110%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 7,736 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 64%

Destroyer

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 60%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,438x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	752x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $153Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	452x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	645x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	449x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 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	515x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	423x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	304x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $380

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16