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

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	74.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	78.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200610
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	May 17 '21 at 18:01
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	PER-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$83 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 way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 74.2 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 92% 174 Pts	4-Core 592 8-Core 861 91% 727 Pts	64-Core 1094 68% 1094 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$239 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Asus(1043 8787) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	Lighting 93.1 Reflection 91.5 Parallax 85.2 76% 89.9 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 81.9 Splatting 74 72% 89.7 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA400M8240G 240GB 27,523 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 139GB free (System drive) Firmware: 03090004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 278 69 66 73 77 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Read 488 Write 361 Mixed 322 SusWrite 128 72% 325 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 70.3 4K Mixed 42.4 145% 49.4 MB/s	DQ Read 152 DQ Write 134 DQ Mixed 118 95% 134 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 612GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 178 182 181 181 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 78.7 Mixed 89.7 SusWrite 181 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 113%
Generic Flash Disk 4GB 16,068 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 4GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.8 7.7 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	4.27% Terrible	Read 15.6 Write 5.5 Mixed 5.5 SusWrite 7.7 10% 8.57 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 5% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.27% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905734-059.A00G 1x16GB 336 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 17.6 MC Mixed 17.7 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 18.8 55% 19.4 GB/s	Latency 92.1 43% 92.1 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 53%

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

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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	2,441x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	753x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $119Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	454x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $239Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	646x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	450x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 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	516x
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: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $386

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16