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

Performance Results


Gaming 77% Battleship	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 71% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	77.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 09 '20 at 17:52
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^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-$82 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 146 2-Core 290 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 494 8-Core 821 80% 657 Pts	64-Core 1,056 65% 1,056 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Gigabyte(1458 3FC8) CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 2125 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Lighting 102 Reflection 92.5 Parallax 82.1 83% 92.2 fps	MRender 76.5 Gravity 85.9 Splatting 83.8 68% 82.1 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45 22,057 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: O0730A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 509 Write 418 Mixed 380 97% 436 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 64.9 4K Mixed 32.6 120% 42.2 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 130 138% 229 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 91%
Patriot Burst 480GB 16,899 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 128GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 190 97 97 97 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 468 Write 328 Mixed 336 SusWrite 166 72% 325 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 83.1 4K Mixed 36.6 145% 51.7 MB/s	DQ Read 263 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 189 169% 252 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 454GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 181 181 181 181 180 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 151 Write 157 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 180 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 113%
ST950032 5AS 500GB 504 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 156GB free, PID 102a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 40 40 40 40 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	18.2% Very poor	Read 38 Write 39.3 Mixed 26.8 SusWrite 39.4 49% 35.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 70% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D30AESCK.M8FE 2x8GB 5,706 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 46.3 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 45.1 114% 40 GB/s	SC Read 28.9 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 41.8 94% 33 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 114%

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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 $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,435x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	750x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $150Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	452x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	645x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	449x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	399x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	192x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	174x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	135x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	515x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	422x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	304x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $381

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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