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

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	43% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	216% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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

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	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210412
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '21 at 20:32
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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 2700-$185 123,820 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Memory 84.1 1-Core 124 2-Core 246 84% 151 Pts	4-Core 436 8-Core 845 76% 640 Pts	64-Core 1156 72% 1156 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1411 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43% Average	Lighting 50 Reflection 56.7 Parallax 90.1 41% 65.6 fps	MRender 56.4 Gravity 70.5 Splatting 49.2 47% 58.7 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB 87,883 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 142GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 659 561 539 540 543 539 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	216% Outstanding	Read 1,613 Write 1,407 Mixed 1,278 SusWrite 564 272% 1,216 MB/s	4K Read 58.9 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 77.8 259% 89.6 MB/s	DQ Read 762 DQ Write 872 DQ Mixed 344 390% 659 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 277%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 314GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 102 102 103 103 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Read 98 Write 103 Mixed 54.8 SusWrite 102 66% 89.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB 99,207 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 45.7 MC Write 42 MC Mixed 33.5 115% 40.4 GB/s	SC Read 29.1 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 34.1 101% 35.4 GB/s	Latency 73.3 54% 73.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 110%

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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%

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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