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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics15.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive89.9% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateJul 07 '20 at 15:48
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User SRB-User
Background CPU 100%
Watch Gameplay: 570 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (27th 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 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
65.3% Good
Memory 67.6
1-Core 87.2
2-Core 171
62% 109 Pts
4-Core 339
8-Core 497
52% 418 Pts
64-Core 640
40% 640 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 65.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130
CLim: 1268 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.4.2
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
15.9% Very poor
Lighting 0.03
Reflection 65.2
Parallax 72.5
0% 45.9 fps
MRender 63.9
Gravity 56.4
Splatting 52.9
47% 57.7 fps
Poor: 37%
This bench: 15.9%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS250G2B0A 250GB
113GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 198 197 199 198 196 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Read 487
Write 427
Mixed 269
SusWrite 197
77% 345 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 75.2
4K Mixed 41
142% 49.5 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 275
DQ Mixed 233
199% 295 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24
384GB free
Firmware: KC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 116 117 118 120 119 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
58.2% Above average
Read 84.8
Write 91.7
Mixed 55.7
SusWrite 118
64% 87.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.8
135% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
65.2% Good
MC Read 28.4
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 27.6
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 11.5
SC Write 16.4
SC Mixed 15.6
42% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 107
37% 107 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 65.2%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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

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