MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 139% UFO	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 132% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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.
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 69.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	204% 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.
Boot Drive	79.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170919
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '20 at 21:34
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing below expectations (35^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 1600X-$125 140,440 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Memory 67.8 1-Core 111 2-Core 207 71% 128 Pts	4-Core 382 8-Core 694 65% 538 Pts	64-Core 851 53% 851 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Palit(1569 2204) ≥ 4GB; palit rtx 3090 CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 460.79 Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	204% Outstanding	Lighting 299 Reflection 288 Parallax 345 244% 310 fps	MRender 345 Gravity 248 Splatting 184 203% 259 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 204% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 139 148 123 137 99 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Read 461 Write 462 Mixed 390 SusWrite 166 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 77.6 4K Mixed 35.4 124% 45.9 MB/s	DQ Read 232 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 303 222% 286 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 95%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 51GB free Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,467 Write 1,435 Mixed 1,072 295% 1,325 MB/s	4K Read 49.3 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 65.8 218% 75.8 MB/s	DQ Read 683 DQ Write 769 DQ Mixed 272 330% 575 MB/s
Poor: 130% Great: 295%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$53 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 594GB free Firmware: JKAOA28A SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 70 71 71 73 72 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	55% Above average	Read 120 Write 103 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 71.5 65% 88.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 48GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 103 91 87 103 100 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 104 Write 96 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 95.7 60% 82.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 6.7 4K Mixed 0.5 209% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.5% Good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 25.3 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 20.6 59% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 107 38% 107 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 28%

Raft

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 26%

Raft

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	255x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	91x
Ryzen 3 1200AMD $100Bench 57%, 83,528 samples	81x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	141x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	135x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	66x

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

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	44x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	44x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	24x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $439

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 $182	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