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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics16.4% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200418
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateAug 09 '20 at 20:08
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User EGY-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G-$98
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
78.6% Very good
Memory 84.5
1-Core 101
2-Core 234
78% 140 Pts
4-Core 392
8-Core 637
63% 514 Pts
64-Core 640
40% 640 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics
MSI(1462 7A38) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.7.1
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
16.4% Very poor
Lighting 20.1
Reflection 16.8
Parallax 28.9
16% 21.9 fps
MRender 8.81
Gravity 25.5
Splatting 23.4
16% 19.2 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 16.4%
Great: 18%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD20EZAZ-00WGYX0 2TB
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 95 102 121 117 121 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
43.9% Average
Read 48.2
Write 22.2
Mixed 20.5
SusWrite 105
36% 48.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.2
64% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 43.9%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
52.1% Above average
MC Read 19.5
MC Write 16.6
MC Mixed 15.5
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.5
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 18.8
55% 19.4 GB/s
Latency 72.7
55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 52.1%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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)

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