MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	59% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	96.8% 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.
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

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '20 at 03:45
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^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 1600-$110 392,253 User benchmarks, average bench 70% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	Memory 74.1 1-Core 103 2-Core 204 71% 127 Pts	4-Core 372 8-Core 662 62% 517 Pts	64-Core 855 53% 855 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59% Above average	Lighting 74.1 Reflection 75.3 Parallax 68.2 60% 72.5 fps	MRender 68 Gravity 72 Splatting 67 56% 69 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra 3D 250GB-$50 5,775 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 106GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61170RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 191 189 189 188 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 478 Mixed 343 SusWrite 202 85% 382 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 83.5 4K Mixed 45.7 157% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 283 231% 328 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 106%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 716GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 169 170 170 170 170 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 218 Write 176 Mixed 101 SusWrite 170 122% 166 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 245% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 109%
General USB Flash Disk 16GB 7,914 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 15GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 19 Mixed 2.5 8% 10.8 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 14% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 15%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G4D26BFSC.8FBD2 BLS4G4D26BFSC.8FB BLS4G4D26BFSC.8FBD2 BLS4G4D26BFSC.8FB 16GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	84.8% Excellent	MC Read 32.3 MC Write 30.5 MC Mixed 28.9 87% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 32.2 SC Mixed 25.7 76% 26.7 GB/s	Latency 92.3 43% 92.3 ns
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 98%

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

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Gaming 28%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 26%

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Motherboard: MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) - $150

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	256x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $140Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	93x
Ryzen 3 1200AMD $100Bench 57%, 83,528 samples	82x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	141x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	136x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	67x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	31x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	29x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	28x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	44x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	44x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	24x

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Total price: $438

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