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

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	52.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	178% 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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH PLUS (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200611
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 30 '21 at 14:09
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Memory 80.9 1-Core 120 2-Core 213 78% 138 Pts	4-Core 386 8-Core 741 67% 563 Pts	64-Core 1,338 83% 1,338 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Zotac(19DA 2438) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (66 fps cap detected)	52.8% Above average	Lighting 65 Reflection 66.6 Parallax 60.4 53% 64 fps	MRender 66.7 Gravity 65.6 Splatting 61.1 52% 64.5 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60 162,275 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 433GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 841 861 340 137 143 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	178% Outstanding	Read 1,298 Write 906 Mixed 858 SusWrite 402 193% 866 MB/s	4K Read 53.1 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 68.7 242% 86.9 MB/s	DQ Read 331 DQ Write 855 DQ Mixed 220 275% 468 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 178% Great: 209%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 894GB free Firmware: X35510RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 445 439 438 429 429 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 448 Mixed 314 SusWrite 435 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 97.8 4K Mixed 41 156% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 217 DQ Mixed 186 167% 256 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSEK.8FBR 2x8GB 423 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 33.8 MC Mixed 29.7 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 33.3 SC Mixed 25.1 77% 27 GB/s	Latency 78.9 51% 78.9 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 99%

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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	11	9	60	27"	1280 720	ACI27F6 ASUS VE278

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Gaming 44%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 40%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	414x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	162x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	102x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	145x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	103x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	65x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	41x
TOSHIBA-TR200 480GBBench 78%, 11,560 samples	33x
SU630 240GBAdataBench 64%, 60,212 samples	30x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	158x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 82%, 52,667 samples	59x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	29x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $321

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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