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

Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	99.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	288% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	May 10 '21 at 19:24
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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-$82 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Memory 70.7 1-Core 148 2-Core 294 90% 171 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 832 82% 672 Pts	64-Core 1,033 64% 1,033 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% MSI(1462 3810) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.2.2 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.6% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 140 Parallax 182 104% 150 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 130 Splatting 93.9 90% 112 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 380GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1805 986 1014 1015 956 1057 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	288% Outstanding	Read 1,991 Write 2,212 Mixed 1,880 SusWrite 1,139 406% 1,805 MB/s	4K Read 52.4 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 80.1 285% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,242 DQ Write 1,059 DQ Mixed 1,129 852% 1,143 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 288% Great: 347%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 162GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 309 309 308 308 307 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 489 Mixed 416 SusWrite 327 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 62.1 211% 74.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 365 276% 370 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 308GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 156 156 158 156 157 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 181 Mixed 84.4 SusWrite 156 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 113%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 442GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 109 110 109 109 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Read 106 Write 101 Mixed 59.6 SusWrite 109 69% 93.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67% Good	MC Read 28.4 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 26.2 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 23.6 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 99.7 40% 99.7 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 103%

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Typical B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 7,728 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 64%

Destroyer

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 60%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,435x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	750x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $150Bench 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 $270Bench 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	422x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	304x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $381

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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