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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics21.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive254% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200610
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 14 '20 at 19:35
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$199
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Memory 85.9
1-Core 111
2-Core 222
79% 140 Pts
4-Core 443
8-Core 871
78% 657 Pts
64-Core 1,223
76% 1,223 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 560-$500
CLim: 1196 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.8.3
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
21.8% Poor
Lighting 27.4
Reflection 28.2
Parallax 37.9
22% 31.2 fps
MRender 27.5
Gravity 30.3
Splatting 20
21% 25.9 fps
Poor: 19%
This bench: 21.8%
Great: 25%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLB512HAJQ-000H1 512GB
141GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXA72H1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1899 786 604 608 608 608 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
254% Outstanding
Read 2,295
Write 2011
Mixed 1,225
SusWrite 852
356% 1,596 MB/s
4K Read 54.5
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 77.3
245% 84.1 MB/s
DQ Read 912
DQ Write 578
DQ Mixed 812
587% 767 MB/s
Poor: 123%
This bench: 254%
Great: 295%
Amd-raid Array 2 2TB
210GB free
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 217 225 219 211 210 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
77.2% Very good
Read 51.8
Write 32.2
Mixed 31.2
SusWrite 217
60% 83 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.7
4K Mixed 0.8
191% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 201%
Amd-raid ST2000VX008-2E31 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: CV12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 133 146 139 130 131 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
49.2% Average
Read 36.5
Write 76.6
Mixed 40
SusWrite 135
53% 72 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
132% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 49.2%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D30AESCK.M8FE 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
118% Outstanding
MC Read 49.3
MC Write 45.2
MC Mixed 35.1
123% 43.2 GB/s
SC Read 29.6
SC Write 42.9
SC Mixed 32
100% 34.8 GB/s
Latency 71.3
56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 118%
Great: 114%

 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)

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