MSI B450M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	3.53% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	212% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200611
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '20 at 15:31
Run Duration	291 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (81^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Memory 83.9 1-Core 155 2-Core 311 98% 183 Pts	4-Core 607 8-Core 1,093 102% 850 Pts	64-Core 1,486 92% 1,486 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 8C93) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.53% Terrible	Lighting 4.03 Reflection 3.77 Parallax 3.31 3% 3.71 fps	MRender 4.1 Gravity 3.87 Splatting 6.17 4% 4.71 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.53% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2018)-$59 8,648 User benchmarks, average bench 193% 196GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 621 360 383 379 377 371 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	212% Outstanding	Read 1,725 Write 1525 Mixed 1,354 SusWrite 415 280% 1,255 MB/s	4K Read 50 4K Write 175 4K Mixed 74.3 264% 99.7 MB/s	DQ Read 851 DQ Write 770 DQ Mixed 797 602% 806 MB/s
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 228%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 80GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 116 114 117 116 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 488 Mixed 409 SusWrite 152 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 61.1 211% 74.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 363 275% 369 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 115%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 271GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 476 476 477 477 447 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 474 Mixed 450 SusWrite 472 108% 478 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 54.9 187% 66.9 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 297 244% 349 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 125%
WD My Passport 0827 2TB 4,635 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 944GB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 86 86 86 87 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	40.7% Average	Read 108 Write 106 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 86.4 118% 89 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 43%
WD My Passport 0827 1TB 5,337 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 452GB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 102 102 102 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 111 Write 106 Mixed 60.6 SusWrite 102 127% 94.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 107% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 45%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 500GB 360 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 273GB free, PID 0210 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 81 81 81 81 80 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	Read 94.4 Write 100 Mixed 37.1 SusWrite 80.1 103% 78 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 83% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	MC Read 30.6 MC Write 24.5 MC Mixed 32.6 84% 29.2 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 35.3 81% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 73.7 54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 111%

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Gaming 44%

Speed boat

Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 41%

Speed boat

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	245x
Ryzen 5 2400GAMD $135Bench 63%, 127,344 samples	43x
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	37x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	84x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	45x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	45x

SSD
MX500 500GBCrucial $46Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	30x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	23x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	19x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	79x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	21x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	17x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $339

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