MSI B450M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	167% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200611
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '21 at 19:56
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 1600-$110 392,253 User benchmarks, average bench 70% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	74.2% Very good	Memory 71.9 1-Core 105 2-Core 210 72% 129 Pts	4-Core 411 8-Core 663 66% 537 Pts	64-Core 842 52% 842 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 78%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS3030 500GB SSD 12,500 User benchmarks, average bench 195% 314GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS303224 SusWrite @10s intervals: 777 504 370 359 361 367 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	167% Outstanding	Read 1,551 Write 2,161 Mixed 1,585 SusWrite 456 324% 1,438 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 28.2 163% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 790 DQ Write 520 DQ Mixed 554 440% 621 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 167% Great: 266%
Amd-raid Array 2 239GB 263 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 114GB free Firmware: 9.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 103 89 105 105 106 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	33.6% Below average	Read 167 Write 157 Mixed 143 SusWrite 155 35% 156 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 32.7 4K Mixed 14.8 47% 18.2 MB/s	DQ Read 51.5 DQ Write 65.3 DQ Mixed 38.1 34% 51.6 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 108%
Amd-raid SAMSUNG HD154UI 1.5TB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 614GB free Firmware: 1AG0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 41 36 40 39 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	28.8% Poor	Read 57 Write 65.6 Mixed 44.7 SusWrite 43 39% 52.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 28.8% Great: 56%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB 46,470 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	MC Read 33.6 MC Write 31.1 MC Mixed 29.4 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 30.7 SC Mixed 24.1 72% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 97 41% 97 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 89%

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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	10	8	60	0"	1280 720

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Gaming 44%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 41%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $145Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	248x
Ryzen 5 2400GAMD $135Bench 63%, 127,344 samples	45x
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	37x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	85x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	46x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	45x

SSD
MX500 500GBCrucial $53Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	31x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	23x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	19x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	80x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	21x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	17x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $364

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16