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

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	3.34% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	220% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200610
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 15 '21 at 11:22
Run Duration	111 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 3600X-$190 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Memory 75.4 1-Core 148 2-Core 291 92% 172 Pts	4-Core 555 8-Core 816 86% 685 Pts	64-Core 1,061 66% 1,061 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 36F7) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	3.34% Terrible	Lighting 4 Reflection 4 Parallax 4.2 3% 4.07 fps	MRender 3.7 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 4.9 4% 4.17 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.34% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$95 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 222GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 766 442 433 435 436 434 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	220% Outstanding	Read 1,596 Write 1,656 Mixed 1,206 SusWrite 491 277% 1,237 MB/s	4K Read 52.9 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 77.8 271% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,180 DQ Write 711 DQ Mixed 935 699% 942 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 237%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3200 1x16GB 3,780 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	48.5% Average	MC Read 18 MC Write 16 MC Mixed 15.5 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 16.9 SC Mixed 16.7 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 89.4 45% 89.4 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 7,824 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 64%

Destroyer

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 60%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $81Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,467x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $145Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	760x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $120Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $195Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	660x
RTX 2060Nvidia $273Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	460x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	402x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	194x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	175x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	135x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	518x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	430x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	305x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $340

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16