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

Performance Results


Gaming 80% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 73% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	91.8% 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 Drive	81.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	20.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 16 '21 at 14:01
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Memory 81.1 1-Core 118 2-Core 232 80% 144 Pts	4-Core 452 8-Core 694 71% 573 Pts	64-Core 925 57% 925 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Gigabyte(1458 37D9) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91.8% Outstanding	Lighting 113 Reflection 129 Parallax 112 92% 118 fps	MRender 152 Gravity 97.6 Splatting 93.8 91% 114 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSDPR-CX400-256 256GB 3,217 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 165 83 62 97 51 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Read 479 Write 206 Mixed 336 SusWrite 125 64% 287 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 79 4K Mixed 35.7 139% 49.6 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 188 165% 245 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 90%
SSDPR-CL100-240-G2 240GB 1,204 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 124GB free Firmware: V4.12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 437 439 437 439 435 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 417 Mixed 343 SusWrite 436 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 78.5 4K Mixed 24.7 124% 45.6 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 33.6 71% 142 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 81%
Seagate ST2000LM007-1R8174 2TB 318 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 901GB free Firmware: SS22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 130 127 129 130 132 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 95.3 Write 96.6 Mixed 65.6 SusWrite 129 71% 96.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.7 217% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 72%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 478GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 172 172 174 174 172 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 165 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 173 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3000 C16 Series F4-2800C17-8GIS 3000 C16 Series 24GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2800, 2800, 2800 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 34.7 MC Mixed 31.1 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 26.1 SC Write 36.9 SC Mixed 28.7 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 78.6 51% 78.6 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 96%

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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 $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,435x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	750x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $150Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	452x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	645x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	449x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	399x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	192x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	174x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	135x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	515x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	422x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	304x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $381

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16