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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics15.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive23.9% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.
Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200610
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 06 '20 at 18:03
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU 52%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$82
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Memory 73.6
1-Core 141
2-Core 188
78% 134 Pts
4-Core 484
8-Core 663
73% 574 Pts
64-Core 793
49% 793 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030
Asus(1043 86E1) 2GB
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
15.1% Very poor
Lighting 19.1
Reflection 15.4
Parallax 19
16% 17.8 fps
MRender 15.9
Gravity 17.7
Splatting 18
14% 17.2 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 15.1%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Colorful SL300 120GB
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0724S
SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 155 201 145 94 96 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
23.9% Poor
Read 242
Write 224
Mixed 234
SusWrite 153
48% 213 MB/s
4K Read 4.1
4K Write 6.4
4K Mixed 4.7
16% 5.07 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 23.9%
Great: 87%
Seagate ST500LM021-1KJ152 500GB
349GB free
Firmware: 0001SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 94 117 113 118 120 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
43.7% Average
Read 38.2
Write 71.4
Mixed 33.5
SusWrite 114
47% 64.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 43.7%
Great: 77%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.9% Very good
MC Read 31.5
MC Write 19.2
MC Mixed 29
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.3
SC Write 15.4
SC Mixed 23.2
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 93.2
43% 93.2 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation
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Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)

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