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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics10.4% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive218% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateAug 02 '20 at 02:52
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Memory 78.7
1-Core 139
2-Core 277
89% 165 Pts
4-Core 526
8-Core 698
78% 612 Pts
64-Core 694
43% 694 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 250
MSI(1462 3002) 1GB
CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1150 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 20.4.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
10.4% Very poor
Lighting 12.5
Reflection 12.4
Parallax 15.1
10% 13.3 fps
MRender 13.5
Gravity 11.2
Splatting 14.9
11% 13.2 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 10.4%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB
192GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 828 317 252 267 252 268 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
218% Outstanding
Read 1,513
Write 1,020
Mixed 976
SusWrite 364
215% 968 MB/s
4K Read 67.5
4K Write 176
4K Mixed 89.7
310% 111 MB/s
DQ Read 813
DQ Write 934
DQ Mixed 304
387% 684 MB/s
Poor: 103%
This bench: 218%
Great: 236%
WD Black 2.5" 320GB (2010)-$45
293GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 107 106 106 106 106 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
60.3% Good
Read 104
Write 100
Mixed 66
SusWrite 106
69% 94 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
MC Read 39.1
MC Write 22.4
MC Mixed 36.9
94% 32.8 GB/s
SC Read 25.9
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 37.4
82% 28.6 GB/s
Latency 83.1
48% 83.1 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 103%

 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 7,766 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation
Workstation 60%
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Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $388
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