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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics106% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive100% 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.
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)
Memory8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200610
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 30 '20 at 06:26
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Memory 66.4
1-Core 152
2-Core 298
90% 172 Pts
4-Core 559
8-Core 962
92% 761 Pts
64-Core 1,422
88% 1,422 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
Asus(1043 875B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing below potential (67th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
106% Outstanding
Lighting 131
Reflection 127
Parallax 141
107% 133 fps
MRender 179
Gravity 127
Splatting 103
108% 136 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 106%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38
414GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M6CR022
SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 447 450 452 446 458 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 448
Mixed 413
SusWrite 448
102% 453 MB/s
4K Read 31.3
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 27.2
140% 56 MB/s
DQ Read 166
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 33
89% 182 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 100%
Great: 92%
Seagate SkyHawk 2TB (2016)-$80
2TB free
Firmware: CV12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 117 116 121 123 124 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
52.6% Above average
Read 64.4
Write 126
Mixed 45
SusWrite 119
65% 88.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.4
83% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 52.6%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
39.6% Below average
MC Read 14.5
MC Write 12.5
MC Mixed 13.1
38% 13.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 14.2
SC Mixed 14.4
41% 14.3 GB/s
Latency 110
36% 110 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 39.6%
Great: 64%

 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 7,735 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $382
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