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

Performance Results


Gaming 169% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 170% UFO


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 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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	189% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	181% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	16.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210514
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '21 at 20:09
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

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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 7 5800X-$202 128,080 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 82.5 1-Core 146 2-Core 285 93% 171 Pts	4-Core 525 8-Core 924 87% 725 Pts	64-Core 1,432 89% 1,432 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 4885) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	189% Outstanding	Lighting 277 Reflection 245 Parallax 280 226% 267 fps	MRender 310 Gravity 224 Splatting 167 184% 234 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 189% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 1TB 29,078 User benchmarks, average bench 231% 226GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1190 706 707 829 896 869 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	181% Outstanding	Read 603 Write 1,936 Mixed 588 SusWrite 866 228% 998 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 51.8 188% 73.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,261 DQ Write 833 DQ Mixed 526 533% 873 MB/s
Poor: 145% ↑ This bench: 181% Great: 310%
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 275GB-$42 16,792 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 29GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 216 151 150 127 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 451 Write 468 Mixed 393 SusWrite 200 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 38 143% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 302 222% 288 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3200 DDR4 3200 2OZ DDR4 3200 DDR4 3200 2OZ 32GB 51 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	MC Read 37.8 MC Write 23.8 MC Mixed 36.2 93% 32.6 GB/s	SC Read 29 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 36.3 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 76 53% 76 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 113%

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

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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	2,438x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	752x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $153Bench 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 $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	399x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	193x
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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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $382

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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