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

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	15.3% 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 Drive	87.5% 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	16GB 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 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200610
Uptime	4.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '21 at 19:01
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$78 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Memory 75.3 1-Core 147 2-Core 294 92% 172 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 817 83% 673 Pts	64-Core 1,020 63% 1,020 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5500-XT-$217 72,993 User benchmarks, average bench 51% PowerColor(148C 2401) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.2.3 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	15.3% Very poor	Lighting 0.3 Reflection 67.3 Parallax 94.3 0% 54 fps	MRender 54.8 Gravity 71.4 Splatting 41.8 45% 56 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 15.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Emtec X150 480GB 1,954 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 226GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM6B.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 291 109 44 75 48 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 483 Write 300 Mixed 332 SusWrite 151 70% 316 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 96.5 4K Mixed 35.1 154% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 187 168% 253 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 99%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$32 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 365GB free Firmware: MS2OA8R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 166 162 167 166 167 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 150 Write 131 Mixed 20 SusWrite 163 84% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 152% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 107%
Inateck ASM1153E 2TB 213 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 318GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 36 37 38 38 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	22.5% Poor	Read 40.4 Write 37.4 Mixed 32.2 SusWrite 37.4 27% 36.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 108%
WL1000GS A6472B 1TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 177GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 40 40 40 40 40 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	16.2% Very poor	Read 37 Write 39.6 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 39.7 48% 35.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 46% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16.2% Great: 14%
Intenso Ultra Line 126GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 114GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 56 56 56 56 56 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	31.3% Below average	Read 90.5 Write 0.2 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 56.3 67% 55 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 2.1 143% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 33%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata 1x16GB 6,485 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	47.2% Average	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 15.3 MC Mixed 15.5 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 15 SC Mixed 15.7 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 89.8 44% 89.8 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 58%

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Gaming 64%

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Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 60%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $78Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,473x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $140Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	763x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $120Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	459x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $195Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	666x
RTX 2060Nvidia $271Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	461x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	401x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	196x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	175x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	135x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	518x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	431x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	305x

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