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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics72% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive246% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200610
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 18 '21 at 18:19
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU10%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$82
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Memory 79.1
1-Core 139
2-Core 272
89% 163 Pts
4-Core 442
8-Core 749
72% 596 Pts
64-Core 920
57% 920 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.11
Performing below potential (67th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
72% Very good
Lighting 90.1
Reflection 88.4
Parallax 81.8
73% 86.8 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 79.4
Splatting 71.7
69% 86.9 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 72%
Great: 76%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDS500G3XHC-00SJG0 500GB
147GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 102000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1010 820 826 766 803 721 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
246% Outstanding
Read 1897
Write 2,054
Mixed 1,633
SusWrite 824
360% 1,602 MB/s
4K Read 44.7
4K Write 157
4K Mixed 66.6
236% 89.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,177
DQ Write 932
DQ Mixed 1,062
792% 1,057 MB/s
Poor: 184%
This bench: 246%
Great: 288%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
86.4% Excellent
MC Read 36.1
MC Write 22.2
MC Mixed 35.3
89% 31.2 GB/s
SC Read 23.8
SC Write 21.4
SC Mixed 33.2
75% 26.1 GB/s
Latency 82.2
49% 82.2 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 51: 5R 6G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
51% 49% 39 341 277 144 23.8" 1920 1080 AOC2402 24G2W1G4
Typical B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 7,728 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: $381
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