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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics59.6% 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 Drive58.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 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)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190723
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 28 '20 at 15:34
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User DZA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
80.6% Excellent
Memory 73.1
1-Core 140
2-Core 265
86% 159 Pts
4-Core 472
8-Core 814
78% 643 Pts
64-Core 1,010
62% 1,010 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5500-XT-$217
MSI(1462 3822) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.9.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
59.6% Above average
Lighting 75.6
Reflection 54.6
Parallax 123
62% 84.5 fps
MRender 52.1
Gravity 74.8
Splatting 73.9
56% 66.9 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 54%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU630 480GB
192GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V8X01c86
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 135 39 39 100 35 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
58.9% Above average
Read 354
Write 206
Mixed 220
SusWrite 86.5
48% 217 MB/s
4K Read 19.4
4K Write 78.4
4K Mixed 27.8
106% 41.9 MB/s
DQ Read 122
DQ Write 180
DQ Mixed 148
113% 150 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 58.9%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69% Good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 19.4
MC Mixed 27.3
71% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 20.3
SC Write 18.6
SC Mixed 24.9
61% 21.3 GB/s
Latency 94.4
42% 94.4 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 69%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 7,728 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat

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

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