MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 64.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	258% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200706
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '20 at 00:53
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G-$135 127,344 User benchmarks, average bench 63% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Memory 72.2 1-Core 101 2-Core 175 67% 116 Pts	4-Core 302 8-Core 573 52% 437 Pts	64-Core 586 36% 586 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 648GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1526 1635 1618 1434 1554 1123 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	258% Outstanding	Read 1,551 Write 1635 Mixed 1,236 SusWrite 1,482 333% 1,476 MB/s	4K Read 49.8 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 66.2 222% 77.3 MB/s	DQ Read 904 DQ Write 759 DQ Mixed 431 432% 698 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 258% Great: 311%
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 233GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 440 439 413 432 427 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 432 Mixed 426 SusWrite 430 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 86.3 4K Mixed 47.6 159% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 274 229% 331 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 123%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 368GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 147 152 156 155 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 178 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 151 99% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 131% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	MC Read 31.3 MC Write 31.9 MC Mixed 30.3 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 32.5 SC Mixed 25.7 77% 26.9 GB/s	Latency 96.5 42% 96.5 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 1,142 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 28%

Raft

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 26%

Raft

Motherboard: MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) - $150

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	255x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	91x
Ryzen 3 1200AMD $100Bench 57%, 83,528 samples	81x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	141x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	135x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	66x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	31x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	28x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	28x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	44x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	44x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	24x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $439

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