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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics121% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive199% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 18 '21 at 04:23
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU 12%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700-$195
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
76.2% Very good
Memory 79.1
1-Core 103
2-Core 199
72% 127 Pts
4-Core 394
8-Core 771
69% 582 Pts
64-Core 1,080
67% 1,080 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.11
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
121% Outstanding
Lighting 159
Reflection 158
Parallax 157
130% 158 fps
MRender 190
Gravity 139
Splatting 121
119% 150 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 121%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
210GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AAHA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 803 932 965 334 333 326 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
199% Outstanding
Read 1,729
Write 800
Mixed 1,114
SusWrite 615
236% 1,065 MB/s
4K Read 44.2
4K Write 97.2
4K Mixed 59.5
195% 67 MB/s
DQ Read 745
DQ Write 665
DQ Mixed 636
496% 682 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 199%
Great: 193%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB
907GB free
Firmware: JA0OA560
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 109 109 109 109 109 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
60.8% Good
Read 106
Write 101
Mixed 39
SusWrite 106
64% 87.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GBF1X08QFHH36-135-K 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 43.9
MC Write 35.2
MC Mixed 35.3
109% 38.1 GB/s
SC Read 23.7
SC Write 39.5
SC Mixed 30.7
89% 31.3 GB/s
Latency 82.2
49% 82.2 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 104%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 8 6 100 27" 1280 720 AOC2702 27G2G3
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Desktop
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Workstation
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Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)

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