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

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.04% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	34.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '20 at 09:54
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing below expectations (23^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 3600-$84 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Memory 74.3 1-Core 87.5 2-Core 220 70% 127 Pts	4-Core 359 8-Core 675 62% 517 Pts	64-Core 985 61% 985 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 210 98,254 User benchmarks, average bench 1% MSI(1462 8094) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 341.95 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.04% Terrible	Lighting 1.17 Reflection 2.27 Parallax 0.72 1% 1.38 fps	MRender 2 Gravity 0.87 Splatting 1.57 1% 1.48 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.04% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS480G2G0B-00EPW0 480GB 14,337 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 389GB free (System drive) Firmware: UK510000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 2.7 72 34 3.7 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	34.1% Below average	Read 319 Write 274 Mixed 187 SusWrite 58.6 47% 210 MB/s	4K Read 12 4K Write 23.9 4K Mixed 10.3 44% 15.4 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 86.5 DQ Mixed 43.6 48% 82.3 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 59%
Patriot Blast 240GB 5,061 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 204GB free Firmware: SAFM12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 80 92 92 93 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	65.5% Good	Read 355 Write 348 Mixed 267 SusWrite 141 62% 278 MB/s	4K Read 18 4K Write 57.2 4K Mixed 25.2 90% 33.5 MB/s	DQ Read 320 DQ Write 355 DQ Mixed 181 180% 285 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 94%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 316GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 6.4 6.4 6.8 6.6 6.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	30.3% Below average	Read 98.3 Write 19.2 Mixed 12.2 SusWrite 7.4 25% 34.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.1 29% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 30.3% Great: 103%
Kingston FCR-HS219/1 32GB 126 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 29GB free, PID 6148 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	0.75% Terrible	Read 2 Write 2 Mixed 2 SusWrite 2.1 3% 2.03 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 0.75% Great: 19%
Verbatim STORE N GO 8GB 7,781 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 0302 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.2 2 2 2 1.7 2.1 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	3.99% Terrible	Read 18.5 Write 4.5 Mixed 6 SusWrite 2.2 8% 7.8 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 13% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.99% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 2x8GB 42,084 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	MC Read 34.4 MC Write 23.7 MC Mixed 34.2 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 21.6 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 91.8 44% 91.8 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 109%

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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 $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,436x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	750x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $149Bench 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 $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	399x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	192x
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: $383

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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