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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	49.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH PLUS (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190107
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '21 at 05:09
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$145 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	79.5% Very good	Memory 83.1 1-Core 116 2-Core 229 80% 143 Pts	4-Core 408 8-Core 661 66% 535 Pts	64-Core 928 57% 928 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$26 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 133 52 111 74 51 MB/s Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	49.5% Average	Read 171 Write 88 Mixed 95.5 SusWrite 75.8 24% 108 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 71.2 4K Mixed 24.9 104% 39.7 MB/s	DQ Read 152 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 92.9 84% 127 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 321GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 117 117 116 117 117 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Read 150 Write 148 Mixed 106 SusWrite 116 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 248% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown R019D408GX2-3200C16A 2x8GB 1,773 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 44.9 MC Write 42 MC Mixed 36.2 117% 41 GB/s	SC Read 26.6 SC Write 37.4 SC Mixed 31 90% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 75 53% 75 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%

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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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Typical B450M PRO-VDH PLUS (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 1,179 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 44%

Speed boat

Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 40%

Speed boat

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $145Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	415x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $81Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	162x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $175Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	102x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	145x
RTX 2060Nvidia $273Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	105x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	65x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	42x
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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	29x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $339

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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