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

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	100% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200610
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '20 at 17:49
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (46^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 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Memory 72.2 1-Core 145 2-Core 285 89% 168 Pts	4-Core 517 8-Core 866 84% 692 Pts	64-Core 1,059 66% 1,059 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% ASRock(1849 5101) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.30.02 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 91% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38 83,298 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 379GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 445 455 458 459 459 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 449 Mixed 414 SusWrite 437 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 25.8 144% 57.3 MB/s	DQ Read 147 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 31.7 85% 174 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 92%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 834GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 86 86 86 86 85 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 93.7 Write 84.5 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 85.2 58% 79.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 59%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 63GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 86 84 103 101 101 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 163 Write 161 Mixed 93.7 SusWrite 93.6 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.1 232% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 109%
SanDisk Ultra Luxe 64GB 412 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 28GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 23 23 23 23 17 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	20.5% Poor	Read 36.5 Write 23 Mixed 19.5 SusWrite 22.2 32% 25.3 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 3.1 226% 4 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 20.5% Great: 41%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 796GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 38 39 39 39 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	15.5% Very poor	Read 36.7 Write 35.8 Mixed 20.5 SusWrite 37.9 44% 32.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 36% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 15.5% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$36 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.1% Good	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 26.5 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 24.9 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 96.3 42% 96.3 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 103%

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Gaming 64%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 60%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,442x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	754x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $119Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	454x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $238Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	646x
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	450x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	399x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	193x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	174x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	135x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	516x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	423x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	304x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $384

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16