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

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	17.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	213% 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	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210514
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '21 at 16:52
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (83^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 PRO 4650G 5,353 User benchmarks, average bench 80% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 70.6 1-Core 147 2-Core 296 90% 171 Pts	4-Core 585 8-Core 935 93% 760 Pts	64-Core 1,095 68% 1,095 Pts
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega 8 4000 (iGPU) 162,082 User benchmarks, average bench 13% AMD(1002 1636) 2GB Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	17.5% Very poor	Lighting 22.3 Reflection 20.7 Parallax 29.6 18% 24.2 fps	MRender 13.8 Gravity 22.8 Splatting 21.6 16% 19.4 fps
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 17.5% Great: 17%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS3030 250GB SSD 8,682 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 189GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS303320 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1057 289 289 291 289 290 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	213% Outstanding	Read 1,569 Write 1,178 Mixed 1,257 SusWrite 418 247% 1,105 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 74.7 268% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 765 DQ Write 1,108 DQ Mixed 791 639% 888 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 214%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 932GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 175 180 180 179 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 175 Mixed 120 SusWrite 179 121% 165 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 212% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB 1,045 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	89.4% Excellent	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 30.8 MC Mixed 32.9 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 36 SC Mixed 24.6 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 100 40% 100 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 122%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 22: 3R 2G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
22%	7%	81	168	116	60	23.8"	1920 1080	BNQ78E7 BenQ GW2480

History: Score 0: 0R 0G 0B | Score 22: 3R 2G 1B

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Workstation 60%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $85Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,434x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	750x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $159Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	452x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	647x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	449x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	400x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	192x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	174x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	135x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	515x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	422x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	304x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $391

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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