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

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	125% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	64.8% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 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	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201209
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 19 '21 at 07:29
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Memory 83 1-Core 152 2-Core 299 96% 178 Pts	4-Core 583 8-Core 734 85% 658 Pts	64-Core 729 45% 729 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3722) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3775 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 166 Reflection 172 Parallax 177 135% 172 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 152 Splatting 128 125% 156 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 51 62 75 63 62 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 469 Write 387 Mixed 356 SusWrite 86.7 72% 325 MB/s	4K Read 16.5 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 18.3 102% 45.2 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 29.4 82% 171 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 86%
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$113 27,087 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 166GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 397 388 392 389 391 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 487 Mixed 411 SusWrite 400 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 53.1 187% 67.8 MB/s	DQ Read 307 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 267 208% 286 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 116%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 340GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 105 107 106 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Read 115 Write 110 Mixed 68.3 SusWrite 106 73% 99.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 69%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 8GB 3,421 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 8GB free, PID 007a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4 4.9 5.2 4.9 5 5 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	6.53% Terrible	Read 25.6 Write 4.2 Mixed 5.5 SusWrite 4.8 10% 10 MB/s	4K Read 7.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 28% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.53% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	MC Read 40.8 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 37.6 97% 34.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 23 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 75.1 53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 110%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 60%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,440x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	753x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $119Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	454x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $239Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	646x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	450x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 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	516x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	423x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	304x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $386

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16