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

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	194% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190918
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 24 '20 at 21:04
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$175 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Memory 78.1 1-Core 122 2-Core 243 81% 148 Pts	4-Core 476 8-Core 680 72% 578 Pts	64-Core 960 59% 960 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1386 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.4.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Lighting 76.1 Reflection 72.2 Parallax 93.7 62% 80.7 fps	MRender 68.7 Gravity 76.8 Splatting 59 55% 68.2 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$28 12,447 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 151GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0614B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 983 523 597 537 454 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	194% Outstanding	Read 1,671 Write 1,172 Mixed 1047 SusWrite 536 246% 1,106 MB/s	4K Read 50.2 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 40.1 212% 83.3 MB/s	DQ Read 774 DQ Write 652 DQ Mixed 541 452% 656 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 228%
Seagate ST33000650NS 3TB-$100 3,609 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2.5TB free Firmware: RA0B SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 147 149 146 147 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 150 Write 146 Mixed 71.3 SusWrite 147 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 87%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2.5TB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 113 112 114 114 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 66.5 Write 104 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 113 62% 84.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 89%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 884GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 94 96 91 91 91 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	41.7% Average	Read 95.7 Write 96 Mixed 73 SusWrite 92.6 121% 89.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 116% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 60%
Prolific BIG 4TB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 3.5TB free, PID 2775 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 179 181 182 182 181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 190 Write 190 Mixed 38 SusWrite 180 195% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 103% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 77%
NORELSYS 106X 6TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 3.5TB free, PID 1066 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 147 149 149 148 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	65% Good	Read 168 Write 158 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 148 184% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 125% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-18-18 D4-3000 TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 CL16-18-18 D4-3000 TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 32GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 25.3 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 24.9 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 84.2 48% 84.2 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 102%

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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 $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,468x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $140Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	762x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $120Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	459x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $195Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	662x
RTX 2060Nvidia $271Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	460x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	400x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	196x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	175x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	135x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	518x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	431x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	305x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $343

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16