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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 67.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics51.1% 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 Drive42.1% 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)
Memory3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 08 '20 at 02:27
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
67.2% Good
Memory 75.5
1-Core 111
2-Core 218
75% 135 Pts
4-Core 316
8-Core 656
57% 486 Pts
64-Core 866
54% 866 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5500-XT-$217
Gigabyte(1458 2319) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.8.2
Performing below potential (62nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
51.1% Above average
Lighting 62.7
Reflection 31.7
Parallax 114
51% 69.5 fps
MRender 53
Gravity 64.7
Splatting 67
51% 61.6 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK61K1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 62 54 64 40 45 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
42.1% Average
Read 37
Write 378
Mixed 72
SusWrite 74.9
32% 141 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 51.3
4K Mixed 25
92% 32.7 MB/s
DQ Read 129
DQ Write 214
DQ Mixed 162
126% 168 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 42.1%
Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24
151GB free
Firmware: KC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 107 104 104 106 103 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
61.8% Good
Read 110
Write 110
Mixed 32
SusWrite 104
64% 88.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 5.6
4K Mixed 0.5
188% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 61.8%
Great: 88%
Seagate ST2000DM005-2CW102 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 162 164 165 168 162 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Read 150
Write 152
Mixed 60.8
SusWrite 164
96% 132 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
59% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
35.3% Below average
MC Read 13.5
MC Write 10
MC Mixed 11.9
34% 11.8 GB/s
SC Read 11.4
SC Write 10.1
SC Mixed 12.4
32% 11.3 GB/s
Latency 89.3
45% 89.3 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 35.3%
Great: 121%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation
Workstation 60%
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Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $380
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