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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
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 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics21.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210203
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 17 '21 at 01:17
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU5%

 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 1600AF-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Memory 82.9
1-Core 110
2-Core 214
77% 136 Pts
4-Core 416
8-Core 650
66% 533 Pts
64-Core 845
52% 845 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 260X-$120
Asus(1043 048F) 2GB
CLim: 1188 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.3.1
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
21.1% Poor
Lighting 25.2
Reflection 29.4
Parallax 36.1
20% 30.2 fps
MRender 26.9
Gravity 26.7
Splatting 27.4
22% 27 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 21.1%
Great: 22%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Maxtor 6V300F0 300GB
142GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VA111630
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 33 21 37 43 47 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
25.5% Poor
Read 50.1
Write 56.4
Mixed 36.1
SusWrite 36.7
33% 44.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 6.3
4K Mixed 0.1
153% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 25.5%
Great: 39%
Maxtor 6V300F0 300GB
53GB free
Firmware: VA111630
SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 48 45 46 49 49 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
29% Poor
Read 51.7
Write 53.4
Mixed 35
SusWrite 47.3
34% 46.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 6.2
4K Mixed 0
140% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 29%
Great: 39%
Hitachi HDP725050GLA360 500GB
362GB free, PID 0c25
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 39 39 39 39 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
19.3% Very poor
Read 36.7
Write 38.1
Mixed 28.8
SusWrite 39.2
49% 35.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
88% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 19.3%
Great: 19%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BL16G32C16U4B.M16FE 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
59.3% Above average
MC Read 22.1
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 18.6
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 22.4
66% 23.1 GB/s
Latency 75.3
53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 59.3%
Great: 69%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 64%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation
Workstation 60%
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Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)

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