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

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Gunboat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	69% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	64.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200610
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '21 at 22:00
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	PER-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Memory 73.1 1-Core 148 2-Core 292 91% 171 Pts	4-Core 519 8-Core 801 82% 660 Pts	64-Core 1,026 64% 1,026 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Asus(1043 8787) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	69% Good	Lighting 85.7 Reflection 82.5 Parallax 85.8 70% 84.7 fps	MRender 105 Gravity 77.6 Splatting 70.3 67% 84.2 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA400M8240G 240GB 27,523 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: 03090004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 196 151 150 41 46 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 336 Write 305 Mixed 224 SusWrite 124 55% 247 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 48 4K Mixed 37.1 119% 38.5 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 141 DQ Mixed 116 94% 132 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 709GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 196 192 194 193 193 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 69.5 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 192 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 113%
Generic Flash Disk 4GB 16,068 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 4GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.9 7.6 7.7 6.9 7.7 7.7 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	4% Terrible	Read 11.9 Write 4.2 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 7.4 8% 6.92 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 10% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905734-059.A00G 1x16GB 336 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	50.7% Above average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 17 MC Mixed 16.9 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 16.8 SC Mixed 18.4 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 94.3 42% 94.3 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 53%

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

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Gaming 64%

Destroyer

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 60%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,438x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	752x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $152Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	452x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	645x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	449x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	399x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	193x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	174x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	135x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	515x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	423x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	304x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $380

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16