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

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	72.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	49% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 02 '21 at 17:02
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (49^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-$84 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Memory 66.4 1-Core 138 2-Core 274 84% 159 Pts	4-Core 547 8-Core 774 83% 660 Pts	64-Core 993 61% 993 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Zotac(19DA 5527) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72.5% Very good	Lighting 91.4 Reflection 90.7 Parallax 83.7 74% 88.6 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 74.5 Splatting 70.4 69% 86.3 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$36 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 122GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF220400 SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 101 97 95 101 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	49% Average	Read 457 Write 382 Mixed 222 SusWrite 125 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 39.1 4K Mixed 12.3 70% 24.5 MB/s	DQ Read 22 DQ Write 95.6 DQ Mixed 12.2 23% 43.3 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 55%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 391GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 82 82 81 82 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 90.5 Write 82.3 Mixed 62.7 SusWrite 81.7 58% 79.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 84%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109 43,695 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 344GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 53 53 54 55 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	30.4% Below average	Read 52.8 Write 45.4 Mixed 34.4 SusWrite 53.1 34% 46.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 68% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 69%
Seagate ST2000DM005-2CW102 2TB 18,723 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 178 172 181 181 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Read 113 Write 156 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 175 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 80% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB 52,667 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68% Good	MC Read 29.5 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 26.3 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 17.6 SC Mixed 24.5 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 110 36% 110 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 103%

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Gaming 64%

Destroyer

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 60%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 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: $383

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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