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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 175%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 181%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics187% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory17.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200610
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 21 '20 at 12:58
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (59th 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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
97.5% Outstanding
Memory 84.4
1-Core 148
2-Core 298
95% 177 Pts
4-Core 591
8-Core 1,153
103% 872 Pts
64-Core 1,502
93% 1,502 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 97.5%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
187% Outstanding
Lighting 274
Reflection 274
Parallax 331
223% 293 fps
MRender 308
Gravity 239
Splatting 141
178% 229 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 187%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82
9GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42A4SANA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,208
Write 251
Mixed 327
197% 929 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 53.7
181% 66.5 MB/s
DQ Read 346
DQ Write 204
DQ Mixed 394
262% 315 MB/s
Poor: 147% Great: 311%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
734GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 188 188 189 189 190 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 181
Mixed 78.5
SusWrite 188
116% 159 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
124% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 108%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
MC Read 37.3
MC Write 24.1
MC Mixed 37.4
94% 32.9 GB/s
SC Read 26
SC Write 24.2
SC Mixed 36.6
83% 28.9 GB/s
Latency 72.8
55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 119%

 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 7,729 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
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: $383
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