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

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	72.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	82.8% 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

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH PLUS (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 25 '20 at 14:40
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (89^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 2600X-$120 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Memory 82.7 1-Core 125 2-Core 248 84% 152 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 746 74% 602 Pts	64-Core 979 61% 979 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Asus(1043 873A) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72.9% Very good	Lighting 91 Reflection 90.5 Parallax 84.3 74% 88.6 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 80.1 Splatting 72.9 70% 88.2 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38 83,298 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 160GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 85 75 88 110 15 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Read 511 Write 453 Mixed 435 SusWrite 137 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 87.6 4K Mixed 31.1 137% 50.7 MB/s	DQ Read 230 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 51.1 106% 210 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 92%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 204GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 174 172 176 175 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 112 Mixed 105 SusWrite 174 107% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$36 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing below potential (95^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	102% Outstanding	MC Read 40.8 MC Write 38.4 MC Mixed 32.7 107% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 26.9 SC Write 34.8 SC Mixed 27.4 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 75.7 53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 103%

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Gaming 44%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 40%

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Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH PLUS (MS-7A38)

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	415x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	162x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	102x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	145x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	103x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	65x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	41x
TOSHIBA-TR200 480GBBench 78%, 11,560 samples	33x
SU630 240GBAdataBench 64%, 60,212 samples	30x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	158x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 82%, 52,667 samples	59x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	29x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $349

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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