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

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	56.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	191% 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	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

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200519
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 09 '20 at 12:28
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G-$95 93,718 User benchmarks, average bench 68% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.15 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	75.7% Very good	Memory 80.2 1-Core 99 2-Core 197 72% 125 Pts	4-Core 383 8-Core 646 63% 515 Pts	64-Core 698 43% 698 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85B9) 3GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Lighting 68.6 Reflection 63.8 Parallax 50.4 56% 60.9 fps	MRender 71.3 Gravity 69.9 Splatting 73.4 59% 71.6 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$45 55,360 User benchmarks, average bench 166% 420GB free (System drive) Firmware: P2CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1436 910 419 428 418 439 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	191% Outstanding	Read 1,066 Write 1,114 Mixed 1,362 SusWrite 675 238% 1,054 MB/s	4K Read 49.8 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 70.4 239% 86 MB/s	DQ Read 1,084 DQ Write 416 DQ Mixed 271 327% 590 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 253%
HP S700 500GB-$60 12,813 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 173GB free Firmware: S0704A1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 418 60 72 13 92 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 417 Mixed 423 SusWrite 163 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 98 4K Mixed 38.1 158% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 319 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 56.2 116% 234 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 100%
Seagate Laptop Thin SSHD 2.5" 500GB-$30 34,154 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 140GB free Firmware: HPDA SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 74 74 74 75 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 103 Write 105 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 73.8 65% 88 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 95% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	MC Read 35.4 MC Write 37.1 MC Mixed 31.9 99% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 26.5 SC Write 43.2 SC Mixed 29.3 94% 33 GB/s	Latency 80.1 50% 80.1 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 109%

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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 $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,435x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	750x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $155Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	452x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	647x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	449x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	400x

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: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $388

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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