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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics75.2% 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 Drive225% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star B450 Gaming MAG META 5 (MS-B930)
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200106
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 10 '21 at 21:00
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
Memory 75.3
1-Core 147
2-Core 289
91% 171 Pts
4-Core 568
8-Core 838
88% 703 Pts
64-Core 1,065
66% 1,065 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
75.2% Very good
Lighting 94.8
Reflection 130
Parallax 85.7
77% 103 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 81
Splatting 72.5
71% 89.3 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G-1032 512GB
217GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11110000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 726 594 602 593 591 615 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
225% Outstanding
Read 1,801
Write 1,738
Mixed 1,736
SusWrite 620
331% 1,474 MB/s
4K Read 50.3
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 72.4
250% 92.2 MB/s
DQ Read 950
DQ Write 732
DQ Mixed 865
641% 849 MB/s
Poor: 158%
This bench: 225%
Great: 264%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
241GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 130 130 133 131 132 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
83.4% Excellent
Read 159
Write 155
Mixed 107
SusWrite 131
102% 138 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
237% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CTD 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
51.2% Above average
MC Read 18.8
MC Write 17.7
MC Mixed 16.4
50% 17.6 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 17.2
49% 17.1 GB/s
Latency 89.8
44% 89.8 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 51.2%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 7,735 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $382
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