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

Performance Results


Gaming 70% Battleship	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 65% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	72.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	204% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200610
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '21 at 16:36
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Memory 84.9 1-Core 144 2-Core 281 93% 170 Pts	4-Core 505 8-Core 804 80% 654 Pts	64-Core 1,004 62% 1,004 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C758) CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3550 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72.4% Very good	Lighting 91.6 Reflection 88.7 Parallax 81.8 75% 87.4 fps	MRender 104 Gravity 79.6 Splatting 72.1 68% 85.1 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$45 55,360 User benchmarks, average bench 166% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: P2CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1120 595 294 370 379 7.1 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	204% Outstanding	Read 1,052 Write 1113 Mixed 1,282 SusWrite 461 220% 977 MB/s	4K Read 50 4K Write 179 4K Mixed 76.4 268% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,265 DQ Write 1015 DQ Mixed 1,150 858% 1,143 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 204% Great: 253%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 808GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 133 136 111 135 122 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	73.5% Very good	Read 130 Write 158 Mixed 72 SusWrite 127 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 138% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G36C16U4B.M8FE1 2x8GB 12,218 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	90% Outstanding	MC Read 34.6 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 35.7 92% 32 GB/s	SC Read 26.1 SC Write 25.7 SC Mixed 34.5 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 72 56% 72 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 118%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 69: 9R 6G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
69%	54%	39	324	253	144	23.8"	1920 1080	AOC2490 G2490W1G4

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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	2,438x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	752x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $153Bench 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 $274Bench 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 $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	515x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	423x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	304x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $382

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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