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

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 77% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	92.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	2.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200418
Uptime	12.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 03 '21 at 04:30
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing as expected (41^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 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Memory 81 1-Core 136 2-Core 256 87% 158 Pts	4-Core 494 8-Core 784 79% 639 Pts	64-Core 966 60% 966 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Asus(1043 8732) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	92.5% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 128 Parallax 112 95% 119 fps	MRender 136 Gravity 99.5 Splatting 94.2 88% 110 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,548 Write 1,541 Mixed 1,139 314% 1,409 MB/s	4K Read 47.6 4K Write 41 4K Mixed 45.2 152% 44.6 MB/s	DQ Read 885 DQ Write 69.1 DQ Mixed 130 182% 361 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 237%
T-force 500GB 500GB 6,415 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 38GB free Firmware: 02K0S8FA SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 239 183 185 184 199 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 506 Write 442 Mixed 432 SusWrite 234 90% 404 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 39.8 4K Mixed 34.9 130% 38.9 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 63.9 DQ Mixed 106 109% 186 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 126%
WD WD60EZAZ-00ZGHB0 6TB 1,497 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 4TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 170 169 173 168 174 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 23% Great: 101%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 367GB free Firmware: FS2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 151 146 149 142 149 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	80% Very good	Read 131 Write 129 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 147 85% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 228% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 117 119 122 114 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Read 69.8 Write 92.9 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 115 64% 86.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.6 228% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 90%
Generic MassStorageClass 64GB 1,679 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 43GB free, PID 0749 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 28 27 25 22 26 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	19.3% Very poor	Read 39 Write 26 Mixed 31.3 SusWrite 25.2 40% 30.4 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 3.5 216% 3.93 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 19.3% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 37,374 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	MC Read 35 MC Write 23.7 MC Mixed 34.4 89% 31 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 31.8 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 78.7 51% 78.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 107%

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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	8	6	60	36.1"	1280 720	HEC0000 50R6+

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Typical B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 7,733 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 64%

Destroyer

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 60%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,437x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	751x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $15Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	452x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	645x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	449x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	399x

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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	423x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	304x

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Total price: $382

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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