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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	5.78% 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.
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	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210514
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '21 at 05:57
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Memory 81.1 1-Core 146 2-Core 281 92% 169 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 844 86% 693 Pts	64-Core 1,065 66% 1,065 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 240 58,337 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Sapphire(174B E266) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 27.20.21026.2006 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	5.78% Terrible	Lighting 6.8 Reflection 9.9 Parallax 9.3 6% 8.67 fps	MRender 9.8 Gravity 6.8 Splatting 6.8 6% 7.8 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.78% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Ts240gmt S820S 240GB 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: S062 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 523 Write 432 Mixed 395 337% 450 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 25.8 5,837% 52.1 MB/s	DQ Read 191 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 37 906% 165 MB/s

Hitachi HDT721032SLA360 320GB-$26 5,563 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 135GB free Firmware: ST2OA3AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 74 74 74 74 74 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	43.7% Average	Read 78.7 Write 76.7 Mixed 44.7 SusWrite 73.2 50% 68.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 59%
Hitachi HDS5C1050CLA382 500GB 2,940 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 330GB free Firmware: JC2OA50E SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 86 86 85 88 85 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 96.4 Write 87 Mixed 49.8 SusWrite 86 58% 79.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown AR36C18S8K2HU416R 2x8GB 4,650 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.5% Good	MC Read 23.6 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 21.3 63% 22 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 23.2 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 78.5 51% 78.5 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 114%

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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	9	7	60	21.5"	1280 720	SAM0D28 C22F390

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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 $279Bench 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