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

Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	83% 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	96.8% 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	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 26 '20 at 21:25
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	ISL-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Memory 83.8 1-Core 153 2-Core 306 97% 181 Pts	4-Core 609 8-Core 1,053 101% 831 Pts	64-Core 1,533 95% 1,533 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98.7% 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: 451.48 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	83% Excellent	Lighting 103 Reflection 115 Parallax 97.1 84% 105 fps	MRender 97.9 Gravity 96.9 Splatting 103 82% 99.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor M6S 128GB-$106 3,356 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.08 SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 274 316 327 295 287 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 311 Mixed 288 SusWrite 298 78% 347 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 84.9 4K Mixed 39.8 148% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 193 173% 264 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 100%
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$200 28,979 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 295GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 494 193 161 161 160 160 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 519 Write 496 Mixed 406 SusWrite 222 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 53.8 189% 71 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 357 DQ Mixed 365 275% 369 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 122%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 139 142 141 141 144 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 166 Write 128 Mixed 85 SusWrite 140 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 113%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB 294,991 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 739GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 110 111 108 107 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Read 124 Write 105 Mixed 71 SusWrite 110 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 0.7 225% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 32.5 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 25.6 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 32.9 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 73.7 54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 82.4% 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 7,735 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 $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	751x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $151Bench 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 $274Bench 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	423x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	304x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $382

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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