MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	55.7% 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	100% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170427
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '20 at 06:21
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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 1400-$87 71,313 User benchmarks, average bench 61% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Memory 70.2 1-Core 96.1 2-Core 175 65% 114 Pts	4-Core 327 8-Core 537 53% 432 Pts	64-Core 532 33% 532 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 69%

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: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.8.1 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Lighting 69.7 Reflection 70.6 Parallax 85.7 57% 75.3 fps	MRender 71.9 Gravity 69.6 Splatting 58.2 54% 66.5 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB-$77 5,838 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 455GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61170RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 442 445 471 473 423 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 428 Write 312 Mixed 315 SusWrite 441 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 74 4K Mixed 39.5 132% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 229 202% 304 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 121%
Mushkin MKNSSDSR1TB 1TB 823 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 511GB free Firmware: R0522A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 426 432 442 441 442 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 435 Mixed 385 SusWrite 426 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 86.3 4K Mixed 24.2 115% 45.3 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 34.9 82% 163 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 102%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$55 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 421GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 101 102 103 103 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	45.3% Average	Read 55.7 Write 59.5 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 102 52% 70.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 67%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 1TB-$50 17,310 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 128GB free Firmware: CV23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 104 106 107 104 107 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 192 Write 185 Mixed 85 SusWrite 106 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 119%
ST1000VX 000-1CU162 1TB 921GB free, PID 9561 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.4 0.3 0.2 0 0.1 3.8 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	26.7% Poor	Read 154 Write 160 Mixed 85.7 SusWrite 1 125% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 71% 0.93 MB/s

ST350041 2AS 500GB 463GB free, PID 9561 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 31 30 31 30 32 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	29.3% Poor	Read 115 Write 118 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 30.5 104% 81.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 98% 1.13 MB/s

ST4000VN 008-2DR166 4TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 3TB free, PID 9561 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.4 0.2 0 0 0.1 99 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	40.2% Average	Read 204 Write 176 Mixed 85.7 SusWrite 16.7 146% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 104% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 72%
WDC WD10 EADS-11M2B2 1TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 931GB free, PID 9561 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 31 30 31 30 31 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	24.5% Poor	Read 112 Write 30.5 Mixed 38 SusWrite 30.4 58% 52.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 36% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 24.5% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D26BFSB.16FD2 BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD2 16GB 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	39.6% Below average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 13 MC Mixed 12.1 38% 13.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 15.1 SC Mixed 14.6 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns

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Gaming 28%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 26%

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Motherboard: MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) - $150

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	255x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $145Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	92x
Ryzen 3 1200AMD $100Bench 57%, 83,528 samples	81x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	141x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	135x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	67x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	31x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	29x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	28x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	44x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	44x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	24x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $435

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 $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16