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

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	79% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	54.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 08 '20 at 08:06
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$86 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Memory 74.4 1-Core 138 2-Core 273 87% 162 Pts	4-Core 474 8-Core 759 76% 616 Pts	64-Core 990 61% 990 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300 112,731 User benchmarks, average bench 83% MSI(1462 381E) ≥ 4GB Ram: 6GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	79% Very good	Lighting 93.5 Reflection 69.3 Parallax 207 76% 123 fps	MRender 91.6 Gravity 91.5 Splatting 119 84% 101 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
V-GEN11AS19FS120SS 120GB 100 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0200Sa10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 54 41 62 26 55 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 444 Write 312 Mixed 233 SusWrite 55.1 58% 261 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 90.1 4K Mixed 0.9 102% 42 MB/s	DQ Read 242 DQ Write 27 DQ Mixed 29.4 48% 99.4 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$37 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 306GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 187 188 188 190 190 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 177 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 188 115% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB 99,207 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.3% Very good	MC Read 29.5 MC Write 19.9 MC Mixed 28.5 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 18.6 SC Mixed 26.8 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 91.7 44% 91.7 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 110%

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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 MAX (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 7,810 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 64%

Destroyer

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 60%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $86Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,463x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	757x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $120Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	456x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $195Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	659x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	458x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	402x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	194x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	175x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	135x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	518x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	429x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	305x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $345

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16