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

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	94.6% 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	202% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	20.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191029
Uptime	4.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 18 '20 at 05:11
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (71^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 82.1 1-Core 146 2-Core 288 93% 172 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 892 85% 702 Pts	64-Core 1,317 82% 1,317 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Zotac(19DA 2445) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	94.6% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 130 Parallax 111 99% 121 fps	MRender 93 Gravity 118 Splatting 101 85% 104 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 512GB 29,096 User benchmarks, average bench 203% 246GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.4 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 863 420 444 408 468 381 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	202% Outstanding	Read 880 Write 1,380 Mixed 1,073 SusWrite 497 217% 958 MB/s	4K Read 52.8 4K Write 175 4K Mixed 77.1 272% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,223 DQ Write 1,135 DQ Mixed 1,203 896% 1,187 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 291%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 113GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 294 278 295 296 294 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 488 Mixed 423 SusWrite 311 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 61.8 209% 74 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 363 DQ Mixed 368 278% 372 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 485GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 158 158 159 158 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 148 Mixed 89 SusWrite 158 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 172 181 181 184 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 111 Write 154 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 179 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 190% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 90%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 3.5TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 148 148 147 150 145 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Read 144 Write 146 Mixed 97.3 SusWrite 148 181% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 126% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	87.7% Excellent	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 23.7 MC Mixed 35.7 91% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 32.7 74% 26 GB/s	Latency 76.7 52% 76.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 114%

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

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Gaming 64%

Destroyer

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 60%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,435x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	750x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $150Bench 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 $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	399x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	192x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	174x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	135x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	515x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	422x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	304x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $383

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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