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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith 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 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics92.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive138% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH PLUS (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190306
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateJan 26 '21 at 11:25
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Memory 78.5
1-Core 123
2-Core 236
81% 146 Pts
4-Core 464
8-Core 776
76% 620 Pts
64-Core 1,094
68% 1,094 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
Gigabyte(1458 37C8) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
92.4% Outstanding
Lighting 112
Reflection 100
Parallax 112
91% 108 fps
MRender 154
Gravity 111
Splatting 94
95% 120 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 92.4%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN500 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$37
351GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 201000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 519 520 489 462 466 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
138% Outstanding
Read 695
Write 423
Mixed 587
SusWrite 474
122% 545 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 45.3
168% 65.8 MB/s
DQ Read 831
DQ Write 513
DQ Mixed 736
531% 693 MB/s
Poor: 133%
This bench: 138%
Great: 228%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
1TB free
Firmware: MX4OAC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 146 146 149 152 150 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
91.4% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 176
Mixed 36.7
SusWrite 146
96% 133 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.5
136% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
765GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 127 127 126 126 125 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
70.3% Very good
Read 121
Write 117
Mixed 75
SusWrite 124
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CM4X8GD3000C16K4D 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing below potential (52nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
82.6% Excellent
MC Read 33.5
MC Write 25.7
MC Mixed 29.8
85% 29.7 GB/s
SC Read 21.6
SC Write 30.8
SC Mixed 24
73% 25.5 GB/s
Latency 83.3
48% 83.3 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M PRO-VDH PLUS (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 1,173 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $321
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