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

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	57.5% 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	291% 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

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	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 07 '21 at 15:34
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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-$80 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Memory 79.9 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 94% 175 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 912 93% 755 Pts	64-Core 1,122 70% 1,122 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85B6) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	57.5% Above average	Lighting 71.1 Reflection 76 Parallax 69.5 58% 72.2 fps	MRender 67.9 Gravity 72 Splatting 67.7 57% 69.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pioneer APS-SE20-512 512GB 81 User benchmarks, average bench 194% 442GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0614B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1566 1583 1599 1608 1604 1607 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	291% Outstanding	Read 1,786 Write 103 Mixed 844 SusWrite 1,594 240% 1,082 MB/s	4K Read 59.4 4K Write 208 4K Mixed 54.2 270% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 900 DQ Write 1,026 DQ Mixed 652 577% 860 MB/s
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 291% Great: 293%
Sandisk SD7SB7S512G1122 512GB 1,543 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 477GB free Firmware: X3540000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 259 256 266 258 259 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 465 Mixed 353 SusWrite 290 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 99.7 4K Mixed 46.2 166% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 267 DQ Mixed 230 197% 292 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 100%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 500GB 64,410 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 465GB free Firmware: GG2OA7J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 109 110 111 111 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	64% Good	Read 115 Write 90.5 Mixed 39.9 SusWrite 109 64% 88.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 58%

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 as expected (57^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	MC Read 34.8 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 34 88% 31 GB/s	SC Read 26.1 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 34.5 80% 28.1 GB/s	Latency 80.8 50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 110%

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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 $80Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,456x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $145Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	756x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $110Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	455x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $239Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	655x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	456x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	401x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	194x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	175x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	135x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	517x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	426x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	305x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $383

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16