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

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	7.16% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	252% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201126
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 31 '21 at 08:03
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Memory 85.1 1-Core 150 2-Core 295 96% 177 Pts	4-Core 450 8-Core 832 77% 641 Pts	64-Core 1,081 67% 1,081 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 250 25,802 User benchmarks, average bench 8% Dell(1028 2120) 2GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	7.16% Terrible	Lighting 8.9 Reflection 11 Parallax 13.5 7% 11.1 fps	MRender 8.4 Gravity 8.9 Splatting 8.3 7% 8.53 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 7.16% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38 78,255 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 433GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR021 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1101 1101 1106 1108 306 65 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	252% Outstanding	Read 1,691 Write 1,109 Mixed 1,033 SusWrite 798 258% 1,158 MB/s	4K Read 69.4 4K Write 186 4K Mixed 90.7 320% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 607 DQ Write 1,054 DQ Mixed 265 360% 642 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 252% Great: 242%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 44GB free Firmware: LCM2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 63 63 63 63 64 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	31.9% Below average	Read 48.2 Write 59 Mixed 56.3 SusWrite 62.5 42% 56.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.1 82% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 71%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB 60,539 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 11GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 11 9.1 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	19.8% Very poor	Read 30.7 Write 20.3 Mixed 23 SusWrite 11.3 27% 21.3 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 1.4 196% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	MC Read 35 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 35.1 90% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 24.7 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 33.3 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 111%

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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	12	10	60	21.5"	1280 720	HWP2946 HP LA2206

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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	2,445x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	755x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $115Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	454x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $238Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	648x
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	452x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	399x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	193x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	175x
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: $385

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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16