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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics117% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive115% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime3.1 Days
Run DateJul 01 '20 at 08:11
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Memory 70.5
1-Core 147
2-Core 293
90% 170 Pts
4-Core 552
8-Core 843
86% 698 Pts
64-Core 1,068
66% 1,068 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
117% Outstanding
Lighting 154
Reflection 144
Parallax 144
126% 148 fps
MRender 184
Gravity 132
Splatting 107
111% 141 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 117%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GB
388GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401020WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 425 441 444 441 438 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 476
Write 426
Mixed 286
SusWrite 434
91% 405 MB/s
4K Read 38.3
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 53.3
182% 65.8 MB/s
DQ Read 309
DQ Write 273
DQ Mixed 72.8
114% 218 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 115%
Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
853GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 167 167 166 168 169 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
99.1% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 166
Mixed 97
SusWrite 167
112% 152 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.1
226% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 99.1%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.1% Good
MC Read 28.5
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 26.3
69% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.3
SC Write 17.8
SC Mixed 24.5
57% 19.9 GB/s
Latency 100
40% 100 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 67.1%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 7,736 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $380
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