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

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	307% 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.
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 B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201209
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '21 at 21:50
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 5600X-$129 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 166 2-Core 333 107% 198 Pts	4-Core 615 8-Core 935 96% 775 Pts	64-Core 1,180 73% 1,180 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% MSI(1462 3810) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.12.1 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 147 Parallax 186 107% 155 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 130 Splatting 98.4 93% 116 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$97 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 441GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42AZS6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1111 1035 934 932 935 926 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	307% Outstanding	Read 2,741 Write 1,659 Mixed 204 SusWrite 979 307% 1,396 MB/s	4K Read 66.5 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 84.8 284% 97.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,244 DQ Write 978 DQ Mixed 532 556% 918 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 307% Great: 372%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 105GB free Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 204 207 208 207 207 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 490 Write 205 Mixed 210 SusWrite 206 61% 278 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 14.2 119% 50.9 MB/s	DQ Read 179 DQ Write 203 DQ Mixed 78.7 90% 153 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 78%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 760GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 190 190 190 190 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 184 Mixed 117 SusWrite 190 126% 172 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.2 241% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G36C16U4BL.M8FE1 2x8GB 5,257 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 44.1 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 39 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 34.2 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 40.6 97% 33.9 GB/s	Latency 58 69% 58 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 120%

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

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 60%

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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) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16