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

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics	87.3% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 14 '20 at 13:43
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (49^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 3600X-$199 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Memory 89.7 90% 89.7 Pts
Poor: 74% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 330A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2278 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Lighting 107 Reflection 116 Parallax 116 87% 113 fps	MRender 108 Gravity 103 Splatting 108 87% 106 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
ZTC-SM201-512G 512GB 61 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.79.00 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	Read 180 Write 65.3 Mixed 60.3 22% 102 MB/s	4K Read 16.7 4K Write 18.2 4K Mixed 6.1 43% 13.7 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 155 144% 221 MB/s
Poor: 54% Great: 96%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 500GB 64,410 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 21GB free Firmware: GG2OA920 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 77.5 Write 68 Mixed 31.3 43% 58.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 17% Great: 58%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$25 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 76GB free Firmware: CC47 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 6,934 Write 45 Mixed 71.8 1,682% 2,350 MB/s	4K Read 646 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 2.5 27,229% 217 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 21GB free Firmware: SDM3 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 92.3 Write 102 Mixed 56.5 62% 83.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.6 208% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D32AESBK.M8FE1 2x8GB 13,393 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	64.9% Good	MC Read 24.5 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 21.8 64% 22.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 19.9 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 115%

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Gaming 64%

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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	2,460x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	756x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $120Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	456x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $212Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	657x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	457x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	427x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	305x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $362

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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