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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	85.9% 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.

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Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '20 at 20:13
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^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-$83 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 (98^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Memory 84.2 1-Core 143 2-Core 285 93% 171 Pts	4-Core 552 8-Core 883 88% 717 Pts	64-Core 1,052 65% 1,052 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170 92,053 User benchmarks, average bench 78% ASRock(1849 1001) CLim: 1590 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.8.3 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Lighting 103 Reflection 88.8 Parallax 157 84% 116 fps	MRender 87.8 Gravity 106 Splatting 126 89% 107 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 85%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Maxtor Z1 SSD 480GB 2,800 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 389GB free (System drive) Firmware: STKSD010 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 390 Write 376 Mixed 371 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 92.1 4K Mixed 42.3 153% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 260 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 190 171% 258 MB/s
Poor: 43% Great: 94%
SABRENT 120GB 119 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 108GB free Firmware: 0204 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 405 Write 339 Mixed 336 270% 360 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 59.5 4K Mixed 26 5,170% 37.9 MB/s	DQ Read 165 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 45.3 805% 133 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 32%
WD Elements 25A2 1.5TB 2,275 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1.5TB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 167 Write 116 Mixed 84.6 144% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 8.1 4K Mixed 0.7 306% 3.53 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 10 DQ Mixed 0.6 362% 3.67 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMWX8GD3000C15W4 2x8GB 249 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	MC Read 33.4 MC Write 22.7 MC Mixed 33.6 85% 29.9 GB/s	SC Read 25.4 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 34.2 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 73.2 55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 100%

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

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Workstation 60%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,438x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	752x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $153Bench 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 $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	399x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	193x
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	423x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	304x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $382

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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