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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 92%
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 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics107% 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 Drive166% 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.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateMar 31 '21 at 10:32
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU8%

 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 5 3600X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
88.8% Excellent
Memory 82.2
1-Core 151
2-Core 296
95% 176 Pts
4-Core 513
8-Core 847
83% 680 Pts
64-Core 1078
67% 1078 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700XT 50th Anniversary
AMD(1002 0B36) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.3.1
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 142
Reflection 145
Parallax 214
116% 167 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 146
Splatting 96.4
96% 120 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 107%
Great: 103%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB
94GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 453 610 538 539 537 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
166% Outstanding
Read 1,348
Write 1,155
Mixed 561
SusWrite 516
199% 895 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 54.3
200% 79.2 MB/s
DQ Read 299
DQ Write 557
DQ Mixed 306
267% 387 MB/s
Poor: 118%
This bench: 166%
Great: 277%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67
720GB free
Firmware: MS2OA8R0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 77 78 77 86 78 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
55.9% Above average
Read 116
Write 85
Mixed 10.5
SusWrite 79.1
52% 72.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.6
111% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 55.9%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
86% Excellent
MC Read 34.1
MC Write 23.9
MC Mixed 33.9
88% 30.6 GB/s
SC Read 25.4
SC Write 23.6
SC Mixed 33.3
78% 27.4 GB/s
Latency 76.6
52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 86%
Great: 107%

 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%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
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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