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

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	3.89% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	234% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '21 at 18:28
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X-$160 33,544 User benchmarks, average bench 82% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Memory 80.1 1-Core 142 2-Core 285 91% 169 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 852 89% 716 Pts	64-Core 865 54% 865 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 85E7) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.89% Terrible	Lighting 4.6 Reflection 6.3 Parallax 5 4% 5.3 fps	MRender 6.5 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 5 4% 5.13 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.89% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 435GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 735 499 436 436 436 436 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	234% Outstanding	Read 1,580 Write 1,647 Mixed 1,231 SusWrite 496 277% 1,238 MB/s	4K Read 53.7 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 79.6 286% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,231 DQ Write 1,121 DQ Mixed 991 794% 1,114 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 234% Great: 237%
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB 46,239 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 923GB free Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 461 462 462 462 461 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 454 Mixed 417 SusWrite 462 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 28.4 147% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 37.6 96% 198 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3200 2x8GB 87,891 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	81.6% Excellent	MC Read 33.2 MC Write 23.6 MC Mixed 29.8 82% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 24.9 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 31.8 77% 26.9 GB/s	Latency 80.3 50% 80.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 112%

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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	9	7	60	23.8"	1280 720	BNQ7951 BenQ EW2480

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Gaming 64%

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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	2,440x
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 $255Bench 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) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16