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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics75.7% 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 Drive255% 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)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200519
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateAug 01 '20 at 20:06
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (88th 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Memory 82.9
1-Core 149
2-Core 297
95% 176 Pts
4-Core 494
8-Core 849
81% 672 Pts
64-Core 1,092
68% 1,092 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
75.7% Very good
Lighting 95.2
Reflection 86.8
Parallax 81.4
78% 87.8 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 78.4
Splatting 73.9
72% 90.7 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 76%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38
302GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR020 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1095 1099 1100 1100 663 67 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
255% Outstanding
Read 1,700
Write 1,110
Mixed 1,023
SusWrite 854
261% 1,172 MB/s
4K Read 69.1
4K Write 181
4K Mixed 89.9
316% 113 MB/s
DQ Read 614
DQ Write 1,057
DQ Mixed 265
362% 645 MB/s
Poor: 103%
This bench: 255%
Great: 242%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GBF1X08QFHH36-135-K 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
89.2% Excellent
MC Read 35.8
MC Write 24.1
MC Mixed 35.2
91% 31.7 GB/s
SC Read 26.8
SC Write 24
SC Mixed 36.3
83% 29 GB/s
Latency 75.4
53% 75.4 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 111%

 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 7,733 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: $382
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