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

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Battle cruiser	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	72.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	213% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 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	Nov 19 '20 at 13:40
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	79.5% Very good	Memory 81.1 1-Core 105 2-Core 209 74% 132 Pts	4-Core 419 8-Core 643 66% 531 Pts	64-Core 863 53% 863 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Gigabyte(1458 3FC8) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Lighting 96.3 Reflection 85.3 Parallax 75.6 78% 85.7 fps	MRender 71.7 Gravity 80.1 Splatting 75.3 62% 75.7 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB 87,883 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 95GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 749 529 535 536 534 536 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	213% Outstanding	Read 1,633 Write 633 Mixed 222 SusWrite 570 167% 764 MB/s	4K Read 58.1 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 75.9 257% 89.6 MB/s	DQ Read 760 DQ Write 746 DQ Mixed 256 329% 587 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 277%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 3GB free Firmware: CC44 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 24.4 Write 38.1 Mixed 28.2 23% 30.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 91% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 28% Great: 70%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 3.5TB free Firmware: FP1R SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 184 186 184 188 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 183 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 183 113% 156 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.2 438% 3.27 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 17GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 64 64 77 76 70 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	32.6% Below average	Read 79.6 Write 80.6 Mixed 49.9 SusWrite 69.3 94% 69.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 98% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KD48GU880-32A160T 2x8GB 1,652 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 45.3 MC Write 42 MC Mixed 36.4 118% 41.2 GB/s	SC Read 25.4 SC Write 42.4 SC Mixed 31.8 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 78.6 51% 78.6 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 108%

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Gaming 64%

Destroyer

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 60%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,435x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	750x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $150Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	452x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	645x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	449x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	399x

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: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $381

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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