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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics12.9% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive216% 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)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200610
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 10 '21 at 04:43
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G-$75
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Memory 80.1
1-Core 121
2-Core 240
81% 147 Pts
4-Core 469
8-Core 479
63% 474 Pts
64-Core 477
30% 477 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
MSI(1462 7A38) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.3.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
12.9% Very poor
Lighting 16.1
Reflection 16.5
Parallax 22.5
13% 18.4 fps
MRender 14.8
Gravity 17.1
Splatting 14.2
12% 15.4 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 12.9%
Great: 13%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDBA3V5000ANC-WRSN 500GB
433GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211070WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 769 422 422 420 426 424 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
216% Outstanding
Read 1561
Write 1658
Mixed 1,279
SusWrite 480
279% 1,245 MB/s
4K Read 47.3
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 69.9
238% 87.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,229
DQ Write 1,018
DQ Mixed 1011
788% 1,086 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 216%
Great: 239%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BL8G32C16U4B.M8FE1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 38.2
MC Write 40.6
MC Mixed 36.8
110% 38.5 GB/s
SC Read 25.4
SC Write 44
SC Mixed 29.5
94% 33 GB/s
Latency 80.4
50% 80.4 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 106%
Great: 111%

 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 7,734 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: 89% - Excellent Total price: $382
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest deals
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback