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

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	104% 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	297% 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	12.9 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 10 '21 at 10:20
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing way above expectations (85^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-$110 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 165 2-Core 328 106% 196 Pts	4-Core 607 8-Core 909 94% 758 Pts	64-Core 1,185 73% 1,185 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% MSI(1462 3810) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.12.1 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 148 Parallax 192 110% 159 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 136 Splatting 99.2 95% 118 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$88 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 447GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42AZS6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1085 992 877 895 888 899 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	297% Outstanding	Read 2,656 Write 1,417 Mixed 214 SusWrite 939 287% 1,307 MB/s	4K Read 64.3 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 89.7 274% 90 MB/s	DQ Read 1,218 DQ Write 908 DQ Mixed 506 529% 877 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 297% Great: 372%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 105GB free Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 203 202 203 202 204 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 478 Write 206 Mixed 196 SusWrite 203 60% 271 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 14 117% 49.9 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 77.1 87% 147 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 78%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 765GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 187 186 188 187 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 188 Mixed 95.1 SusWrite 187 121% 166 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.3 250% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 109% 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 (77^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 43.2 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 38.8 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 32.9 SC Write 27.1 SC Mixed 40.6 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 58.3 69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 103% 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 $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,451x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	756x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $110Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	454x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $235Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	653x
RTX 2060Nvidia $291Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	455x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	400x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	194x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	175x
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 $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	426x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	305x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $383

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16