MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	89.7% 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	98.6% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180126
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 07 '20 at 17:43
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X-$102 38,959 User benchmarks, average bench 65% AM4, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Memory 68.1 1-Core 117 2-Core 236 76% 140 Pts	4-Core 237 8-Core 228 31% 233 Pts	64-Core 237 15% 237 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% PowerColor(148C 2398) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.5.1 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	89.7% Excellent	Lighting 95.4 Reflection 112 Parallax 200 78% 136 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 129 Splatting 160 113% 134 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 104%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 866GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKK1B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 422 440 457 462 461 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 416 Write 430 Mixed 382 SusWrite 412 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 90.6 4K Mixed 39.6 145% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 207 174% 250 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x4GB-$40 28,855 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.9% Very good	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 29.7 MC Mixed 26.4 81% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 22.8 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 106 38% 106 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 104%

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

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Gaming 28%

Raft

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 26%

Raft

Motherboard: MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) - $150

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	255x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $145Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	92x
Ryzen 3 1200AMD $100Bench 57%, 83,528 samples	81x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	141x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	135x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	67x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	31x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	29x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	28x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	44x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	44x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	24x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $435

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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