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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 60.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	61.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200610
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Apr 25 '21 at 13:05
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	45%

PC Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 3200G Vega Graphics 1,132 User benchmarks, average bench 71% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Memory 53.6 1-Core 109 2-Core 169 62% 111 Pts	4-Core 383 8-Core 390 52% 386 Pts	64-Core 340 21% 340 Pts
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kioxia-exceria SATA SSD 240GB 6,527 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFA15.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 97 56 33 55 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 388 Write 116 Mixed 324 SusWrite 66.5 49% 223 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 70.9 4K Mixed 35.4 127% 45.2 MB/s	DQ Read 40.5 DQ Write 90.6 DQ Mixed 9.8 23% 47 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 229GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 160 161 164 165 162 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 87 Write 92 Mixed 43 SusWrite 160 69% 95.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 91% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS824A.C8FE 1x8GB 2,742 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	32.5% Below average	MC Read 13.8 MC Write 10.1 MC Mixed 10.6 33% 11.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 9.3 27% 9.53 GB/s	Latency 148 27% 148 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 47%

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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 86%

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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 $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	751x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $151Bench 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 $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	399x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	192x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	174x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	135x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	515x
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: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $382

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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) $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