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

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 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 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	50.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 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	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 31 '20 at 16:24
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	BGR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 1600AF-$120 52,721 User benchmarks, average bench 72% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.65 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Memory 83.3 1-Core 112 2-Core 225 79% 140 Pts	4-Core 449 8-Core 743 73% 596 Pts	64-Core 844 52% 844 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1310 MHz, MLim: 2200 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.5.1 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Lighting 70.2 Reflection 67.5 Parallax 87.9 57% 75.2 fps	MRender 70.1 Gravity 69.8 Splatting 57.7 53% 65.9 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$58 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 2.6 101 109 43 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 458 Write 315 Mixed 230 SusWrite 89.7 61% 273 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 33.6 4K Mixed 17.5 74% 24.4 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 88.4 DQ Mixed 40.7 47% 82.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 55%
WD Green 480GB (2018)-$69 25,452 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 27GB free Firmware: UG450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 47 94 4.6 199 117 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 455 Write 394 Mixed 313 SusWrite 104 71% 316 MB/s	4K Read 17.5 4K Write 39.5 4K Mixed 14.5 66% 23.8 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 86.6 DQ Mixed 42 48% 82.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 60%
WD WD20EZRX-22D8PB0 2TB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 138 138 136 137 135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 147 Write 121 Mixed 86 SusWrite 136 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 183% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 81%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 51,435 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 41.4 MC Write 36.2 MC Mixed 33.9 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 37.4 SC Mixed 29.7 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 74.7 54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%

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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 $86Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,463x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $145Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	757x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $120Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	456x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $195Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	659x
RTX 2060Nvidia $287Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	458x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	402x

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	518x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	429x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	305x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $345

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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