MSI B450M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics72.7% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180806
Uptime3.3 Days
Run DateApr 19 '21 at 07:01
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 15%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G-$104
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
72.9% Very good
Memory 73.4
1-Core 105
2-Core 216
73% 132 Pts
4-Core 414
8-Core 437
56% 425 Pts
64-Core 436
27% 436 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
MSI(1462 8D94) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 465.89
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
72.7% Very good
Lighting 90.7
Reflection 88.6
Parallax 81.5
74% 86.9 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 79.3
Splatting 71.9
70% 88.3 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
36GB free
Firmware: SBFKB1D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 70 38 120 15 27 MB/s
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
52.3% Above average
Read 165
Write 95.8
Mixed 178
SusWrite 79.2
29% 129 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 69.6
4K Mixed 25.1
102% 38.9 MB/s
DQ Read 227
DQ Write 216
DQ Mixed 115
116% 186 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
813GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 73 81 135 143 150 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Read 173
Write 146
Mixed 100
SusWrite 115
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
229% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 109%
TDK LoR Gold 3.0 8GB
7GB free, PID 069d
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.6 2.5 2.8 2.5 2.8 2.8 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
8.17% Terrible
Read 38
Write 11.7
Mixed 1.7
SusWrite 2.8
13% 13.6 MB/s
4K Read 7.4
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.3
41% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 8.17%
Great: 15%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41.9% Average
MC Read 14.7
MC Write 13.8
MC Mixed 13.6
40% 14 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 14.8
SC Mixed 14.9
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 93.7
43% 93.7 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 41.9%
Great: 105%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 555 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $348
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