MSI B450M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 76% Battleship	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 70% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	80.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	109% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200611
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '21 at 07:07
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$145 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Memory 82.7 1-Core 126 2-Core 253 85% 154 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 773 78% 632 Pts	64-Core 1,041 64% 1,041 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170 92,053 User benchmarks, average bench 78% PowerColor(148C 2388) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1662 MHz, MLim: 920 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.8.2 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.2% Excellent	Lighting 108 Reflection 113 Parallax 5.7 88% 75.6 fps	MRender 90.4 Gravity 122 Splatting 40.5 65% 84.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 331GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 464 430 455 440 451 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 482 Mixed 350 SusWrite 454 100% 447 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 91.5 4K Mixed 40.2 147% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 358 DQ Mixed 283 236% 341 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$76 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 465GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 487 466 486 469 478 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 485 Mixed 410 SusWrite 478 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 96.3 4K Mixed 56.6 188% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 368 278% 371 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 134%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56 84,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 40.4 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 32.5 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 26.7 SC Write 34.5 SC Mixed 27.4 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 75.6 53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 50: 8R 2G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
50%	41%	34	317	257	155	27"	2560 1440	DELD0E6 S2719DGF

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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 $37Bench 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 i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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