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

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	57.1% 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	91.3% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 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	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 30 '20 at 22:21
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X-$295 141,122 User benchmarks, average bench 87% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4.25 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Memory 86.7 1-Core 148 2-Core 299 96% 178 Pts	4-Core 602 8-Core 1,185 106% 894 Pts	64-Core 1,519 94% 1,519 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3418) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.7.2 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Lighting 72.3 Reflection 71.4 Parallax 89.8 59% 77.8 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 71.9 Splatting 56.7 54% 66.6 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 135 133 130 194 273 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 91.5 Mixed 209 SusWrite 174 54% 244 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 38 162% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 151 DQ Mixed 171 151% 232 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 239GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 155 152 153 157 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 170 Mixed 109 SusWrite 154 112% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.1 232% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 33.5 84% 29.6 GB/s	SC Read 25.6 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 34.3 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 111%

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

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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 $85Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,434x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	750x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $159Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	452x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	647x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	449x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	400x

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	422x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	304x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $391

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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