MSI B450M PRO-VDH V2 (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	46.7% 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	81.8% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH V2 (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181106
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 01 '20 at 18:45
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 3 1200-$100 83,528 User benchmarks, average bench 57% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Memory 79.8 1-Core 116 2-Core 232 79% 143 Pts	4-Core 415 8-Core 452 57% 434 Pts	64-Core 459 28% 459 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% MSI(1462 341A) CLim: 1268 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.9.2 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	46.7% Average	Lighting 57.3 Reflection 65.1 Parallax 70.2 47% 64.2 fps	MRender 65.2 Gravity 55.3 Splatting 53.1 47% 57.9 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 49%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
P3-512 512GB 2,855 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 210GB free (System drive) Firmware: T180731 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 28 93 118 120 65 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 475 Write 368 Mixed 413 SusWrite 84.7 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 74.1 4K Mixed 45.1 158% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 230 DQ Write 159 DQ Mixed 144 121% 178 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3000 C16 Series 2x4GB 13,047 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 40 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 34.4 109% 38.1 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 36.4 SC Mixed 27.6 84% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 80.9 50% 80.9 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

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

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Typical B450M PRO-VDH V2 (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 263 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 44%

Speed boat

Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 41%

Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH V2 (MS-7A38)

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	122x
Ryzen 3 2200GAMD $104Bench 60%, 181,631 samples	20x
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	15x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	38x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	26x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	20x

SSD
MX500 500GBCrucial $53Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	20x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	11x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	9x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	54x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	8x
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	7x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $369

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16