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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	61.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '20 at 03:36
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$150 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 86.1 1-Core 119 2-Core 238 83% 147 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 794 76% 630 Pts	64-Core 986 61% 986 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1460 MHz, MLim: 2250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.11.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Lighting 80.6 Reflection 68 Parallax 101 66% 83.2 fps	MRender 72.5 Gravity 81.8 Splatting 51.1 54% 68.5 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900BB3 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 411 Write 416 Mixed 360 88% 396 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 78.5 4K Mixed 40.8 138% 49.6 MB/s	DQ Read 253 DQ Write 22.3 DQ Mixed 12.9 41% 96.1 MB/s
Poor: 43% Great: 91%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 930GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 14 22 20 51 61 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	24.3% Poor	Read 51.1 Write 50.4 Mixed 0.3 SusWrite 33.9 24% 33.9 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0 6% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 24.3% Great: 57%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 201 204 203 203 201 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Read 146 Write 128 Mixed 77.6 SusWrite 202 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3000 C16 Series 4x4GB 4,177 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 41.3 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 36.2 110% 38.6 GB/s	SC Read 27 SC Write 39.7 SC Mixed 31.9 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%

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Typical B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 7,742 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 $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,440x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	753x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $129Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	454x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	646x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	450x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	399x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	193x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	174x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	135x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	516x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	423x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	304x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $387

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16