MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	71.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	41.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

2 days ago, 2 days ago, 2 days ago, 2 days ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190202
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '21 at 15:41
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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-$185 620,722 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Memory 83.4 1-Core 108 2-Core 204 77% 132 Pts	4-Core 428 8-Core 652 69% 540 Pts	64-Core 922 62% 922 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 220,032 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Gigabyte(1458 4013) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	71.3% Very good	Lighting 90.7 Reflection 130 Parallax 85.3 73% 102 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 79.8 Splatting 73.1 69% 89.8 fps
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0 120GB 21,104 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: UI190000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 48 36 8.5 48 47 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	41.1% Average	Read 392 Write 63.8 Mixed 18.6 SusWrite 34.1 27% 127 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 18.2 4K Mixed 17.4 65% 19.2 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 36.1 DQ Mixed 38.3 38% 62.3 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 52%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$34 2,601,616 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 198GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 164 164 167 141 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 169 Mixed 96.7 SusWrite 155 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$79 429,937 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 44.3 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 35.1 112% 39.2 GB/s	SC Read 27.6 SC Write 38.1 SC Mixed 29.8 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 74.4 54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%

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

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Gaming 29%

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Desktop 76%

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Workstation 27%

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Motherboard: MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) - $150

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $163Bench 72%, 301,367 samples	1,057x
Ryzen 3 1200AMD $146Bench 63%, 67,056 samples	345x
Ryzen 5 1400AMD $135Bench 63%, 58,377 samples	333x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $155Bench 31%, 708,468 samples	674x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,119,893 samples	573x
RX 580AMD $220Bench 55%, 679,891 samples	342x

SSD
A400 120GBKingston $25Bench 60%, 132,270 samples	133x
A400 240GBKingston $32Bench 64%, 285,241 samples	131x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $68Bench 106%, 592,209 samples	91x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $83Bench 83%, 127,877 samples	151x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $73Bench 82%, 440,698 samples	114x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 85%, 429,937 samples	98x

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Total price: $576

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11400F $173	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $49
Intel Core i5-11600K $265	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-10700K $316	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16