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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	72% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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

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System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201126
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '21 at 00:25
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 3 1200-$100 83,528 User benchmarks, average bench 57% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Memory 73.3 1-Core 94.9 2-Core 190 68% 119 Pts	4-Core 376 8-Core 376 50% 376 Pts	64-Core 373 23% 373 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Zotac(19DA 5527) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72% Very good	Lighting 89.9 Reflection 89.1 Parallax 82.9 73% 87.3 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 78.6 Splatting 70.9 69% 87.2 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 250GB 26,055 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT24B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 4,697 Write 4,406 Mixed 4,925 1,046% 4,676 MB/s	4K Read 319 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 190 820% 228 MB/s	DQ Read 928 DQ Write 723 DQ Mixed 827 618% 826 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 126%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 162GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 107 108 108 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 95.1 Write 88.9 Mixed 58 SusWrite 107 64% 87.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 212% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KD48GU880-36A180U 2x8GB 1,519 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3066 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 42.8 MC Write 41.7 MC Mixed 37.2 116% 40.6 GB/s	SC Read 24 SC Write 39.7 SC Mixed 30 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 94 43% 94 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 113%

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

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Gaming 64%

Destroyer

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 60%

Gunboat

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 $39
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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16