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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics100% 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 Drive254% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191029
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMar 03 '21 at 14:44
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X-$295
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
90% Excellent
Memory 68.3
1-Core 154
2-Core 306
92% 176 Pts
4-Core 597
8-Core 1,046
99% 822 Pts
64-Core 1,460
90% 1,460 Pts
Poor: 78%
This bench: 90%
Great: 96%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
Nvidia(10DE 1F06) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
100% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 111
Parallax 126
99% 119 fps
MRender 173
Gravity 112
Splatting 104
103% 130 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 100%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82
326GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0906I Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 529 520 537 528 516 517 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
254% Outstanding
Read 2,219
Write 1,503
Mixed 684
SusWrite 525
272% 1,233 MB/s
4K Read 36.8
4K Write 179
4K Mixed 92.8
269% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 1,368
DQ Write 759
DQ Mixed 533
538% 886 MB/s
Poor: 147%
This bench: 254%
Great: 311%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
668GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 182 184 184 186 186 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 198
Write 186
Mixed 78.9
SusWrite 185
118% 162 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 110%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CM4X8GD3000C16K4D 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69% Good
MC Read 28.3
MC Write 18.2
MC Mixed 27.3
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 22.2
SC Write 17.8
SC Mixed 27.8
65% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 105
38% 105 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 69%
Great: 105%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 64%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation
Workstation 60%
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Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $382
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