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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics91.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive234% 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 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200519
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 10 '20 at 20:04
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 above expectations (71st percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Memory 78.6
1-Core 144
2-Core 289
92% 171 Pts
4-Core 502
8-Core 829
81% 666 Pts
64-Core 1,059
66% 1,059 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.50
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
91.8% Outstanding
Lighting 115
Reflection 111
Parallax 112
94% 113 fps
MRender 139
Gravity 109
Splatting 83.5
87% 110 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 91.8%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68
385GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 829 431 435 436 434 434 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
234% Outstanding
Read 1,583
Write 1,647
Mixed 1,310
SusWrite 500
282% 1,260 MB/s
4K Read 53.1
4K Write 194
4K Mixed 81
287% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 1,260
DQ Write 1,059
DQ Mixed 1,006
796% 1,109 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 234%
Great: 237%
SanDisk SSD 128GB-$84
29GB free
Firmware: 2.0.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.2 6.3 7.9 6.7 6.5 6.5 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 26% Great: 56%
Seagate ST31000322CS 1TB-$250
931GB free
Firmware: NY11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 110 111 111 111 111 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
61.1% Good
Read 103
Write 12
Mixed 46.4
SusWrite 110
50% 67.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CM4X8GD3000C16K4D 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
88.4% Excellent
MC Read 36.2
MC Write 22.7
MC Mixed 36.1
90% 31.7 GB/s
SC Read 26.3
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 36
80% 28.1 GB/s
Latency 83.2
48% 83.2 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 105%

 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)

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