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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics65.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200418
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 16 '21 at 03:54
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU 20%
Watch Gameplay: 1660 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
79.5% Very good
Memory 81.8
1-Core 114
2-Core 226
79% 141 Pts
4-Core 415
8-Core 656
66% 536 Pts
64-Core 900
56% 900 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.11
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
65.9% Good
Lighting 85.4
Reflection 87.5
Parallax 76.3
70% 83.1 fps
MRender 64.8
Gravity 79
Splatting 70.7
59% 71.5 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 65.9%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Amd-raid WDC WDS240G2G0B- 240GB
100GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UJ510000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 164 6.4 12 184 335 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
Read 158
Write 23
Mixed 87.3
SusWrite 149
77% 104 MB/s
4K Read 5
4K Write 4.9
4K Mixed 9.2
1,321% 6.37 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 166%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
549GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 159 156 154 153 153 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
95.1% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 173
Mixed 99.5
SusWrite 155
111% 151 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1.1
201% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 95.1%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 42.2
MC Write 35.2
MC Mixed 33.7
106% 37 GB/s
SC Read 23.5
SC Write 33.8
SC Mixed 25.8
79% 27.7 GB/s
Latency 77.2
52% 77.2 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 101%
Great: 112%

 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 7,733 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
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