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

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	100% 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 Drive	237% 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.
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

6 days ago, 6 days ago, 6 days ago, 6 days ago, 6 days ago, 6 days ago, 5 days ago, 5 days ago, 4 days ago, 3 days ago, 2 days ago, 2 days ago, 2 days ago, 2 days ago, 2 days ago, 2 days ago, 2 days ago, 21 hrs ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	14.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201105
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '21 at 17:36
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 3600-$219 804,714 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 82.8 1-Core 136 2-Core 272 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 917 92% 729 Pts	64-Core 1,145 77% 1,145 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$338 397,965 User benchmarks, average bench 89% Gigabyte(1458 3FC0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3775 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 196 Parallax 124 106% 150 fps	MRender 154 Gravity 109 Splatting 104 93% 122 fps
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 95%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$59 62,432 User benchmarks, average bench 182% 448GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 909 903 919 924 926 927 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 1,465 Write 914 Mixed 911 SusWrite 918 235% 1,052 MB/s	4K Read 63.5 4K Write 201 4K Mixed 85.3 312% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 857 DQ Mixed 223 278% 475 MB/s
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 243%
Seagate ST1500LM006 HN-M151RAD 1.5TB 2,937 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1TB free Firmware: 2BC10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 102 102 101 103 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Read 101 Write 78.1 Mixed 51.9 SusWrite 103 61% 83.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 67%

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 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	88.6% Excellent	MC Read 34.9 MC Write 24.4 MC Mixed 34.6 89% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 27.6 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 36.4 85% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 75.5 53% 75.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 108%

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

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 62%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $219Bench 84%, 804,714 samples	6,777x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $185Bench 76%, 620,722 samples	2,336x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $249Bench 85%, 203,677 samples	1,133x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 220,032 samples	2,103x
RX 580AMD $220Bench 55%, 679,891 samples	1,560x
RTX 2060Nvidia $338Bench 89%, 397,965 samples	1,133x

SSD
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 212%, 53,523 samples	453x
A400 240GBKingston $32Bench 64%, 285,241 samples	452x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $68Bench 106%, 592,209 samples	417x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $83Bench 83%, 127,877 samples	1,794x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 85%, 429,937 samples	1,316x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $77Bench 85%, 217,586 samples	741x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $542

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11400F $173	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $48
Intel Core i5-11600K $265	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10600K $220	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