MSI B450M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics103% 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 Drive67.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210204
Uptime1 Days
Run DateApr 06 '21 at 02:18
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$85
AM4, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
61% Good
Memory 74.1
1-Core 87.4
2-Core 114
57% 91.8 Pts
4-Core 276
8-Core 288
37% 282 Pts
64-Core 325
20% 325 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 61%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89
Performing below potential (56th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 129
Reflection 137
Parallax 126
105% 130 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 136
Splatting 118
100% 122 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X21200RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 215 236 227 166 200 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
67.1% Good
Read 442
Write 329
Mixed 258
SusWrite 222
70% 313 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 65.8
4K Mixed 23.3
111% 39.8 MB/s
DQ Read 32.7
DQ Write 92
DQ Mixed 39.1
37% 54.6 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 67.1%
Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 173 176 173 174 174 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
99.8% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 128
Mixed 74.7
SusWrite 174
101% 138 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 99.8%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD2 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
71.8% Very good
MC Read 30.4
MC Write 17.7
MC Mixed 30.6
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 27.3
56% 19.8 GB/s
Latency 92.2
43% 92.2 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 555 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $339
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