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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics17.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive231% 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)
Memory23.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210203
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 11 '21 at 07:30
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
Memory 71.9
1-Core 152
2-Core 301
93% 175 Pts
4-Core 565
8-Core 872
89% 718 Pts
64-Core 1,089
67% 1,089 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega 8 4000 (iGPU)
AMD(1002 1636) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
17.2% Very poor
Lighting 21.7
Reflection 114
Parallax 29.3
18% 54.9 fps
MRender 14.5
Gravity 22.6
Splatting 21.4
16% 19.5 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 17.2%
Great: 17%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Team TM8FP4256G 256GB
192GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42B9T5KA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 254 243 250 247 243 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
231% Outstanding
Read 2,555
Write 1,222
Mixed 1,224
SusWrite 265
290% 1,316 MB/s
4K Read 57.9
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 74.3
251% 86.6 MB/s
DQ Read 797
DQ Write 746
DQ Mixed 481
441% 675 MB/s
Poor: 91%
This bench: 231%
Great: 242%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
2TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 195 192 197 198 197 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
MC Read 35.9
MC Write 29.3
MC Mixed 34.9
95% 33.4 GB/s
SC Read 22.8
SC Write 35.7
SC Mixed 25.4
80% 28 GB/s
Latency 97.1
41% 97.1 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 109%

 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 7,732 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: 87% - Excellent Total price: $388
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