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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 119%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 111%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics132% 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 Drive72% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime1.6 Days
Run DateMar 02 '21 at 10:11
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User IRL-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.25 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
89.8% Excellent
Memory 77.8
1-Core 150
2-Core 286
92% 171 Pts
4-Core 546
8-Core 865
87% 706 Pts
64-Core 1,103
68% 1,103 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
132% Outstanding
Lighting 179
Reflection 178
Parallax 184
146% 180 fps
MRender 202
Gravity 154
Splatting 130
129% 162 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 132%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU630 240GB
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P190710b
SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 216 114 96 91 78 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
72% Very good
Read 432
Write 231
Mixed 273
SusWrite 136
59% 268 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 29.6
131% 53.9 MB/s
DQ Read 102
DQ Write 214
DQ Mixed 84.1
85% 133 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 72%
Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
416GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 178 181 180 181 181 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 179
Mixed 83.3
SusWrite 180
115% 158 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
154% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 106%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CM4X8GF2400C16K4 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
82.5% Excellent
MC Read 31.8
MC Write 26.6
MC Mixed 30.2
84% 29.5 GB/s
SC Read 22.2
SC Write 26.8
SC Mixed 29.2
74% 26.1 GB/s
Latency 84.7
47% 84.7 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 7,739 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $387
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