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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics110% 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 Drive109% 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.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
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 Date20200519
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 20 '20 at 12:38
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User SAU-User
Background CPU 33%
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 PC Performing below expectations (27th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
77.2% Very good
Memory 64.1
1-Core 146
2-Core 284
87% 165 Pts
4-Core 484
8-Core 815
79% 650 Pts
64-Core 1,016
63% 1,016 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.11.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Lighting 138
Reflection 108
Parallax 221
112% 156 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 132
Splatting 160
114% 136 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 110%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Mushkin MKNSSDHL500GB-D8 500GB
220GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1111A0L
SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 858 880 400 183 164 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 971
Write 798
Mixed 670
SusWrite 468
162% 727 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 79.1
4K Mixed 10.1
95% 38.7 MB/s
DQ Read 574
DQ Write 105
DQ Mixed 138
153% 272 MB/s
Poor: 105%
This bench: 109%
Great: 229%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 55 59 59 57 52 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
22.1% Poor
Read 17.3
Write 26.3
Mixed 75.7
SusWrite 57.4
34% 44.2 MB/s
4K Read 6.7
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 1
409% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 22.1%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$41
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
63.7% Good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 17.7
MC Mixed 24.7
66% 23.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 17.4
SC Mixed 21.6
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 116
34% 116 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 63.7%
Great: 120%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 64%
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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: $382
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