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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	4.92% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200610
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '21 at 10:39
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (51^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 3400G-$101 93,718 User benchmarks, average bench 68% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	77.4% Very good	Memory 73.3 1-Core 123 2-Core 236 79% 144 Pts	4-Core 438 8-Core 661 68% 549 Pts	64-Core 628 39% 628 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics 47,368 User benchmarks, average bench 16% MSI(1462 7A38) 2GB Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.10.44 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	4.92% Terrible	Lighting 0.2 Reflection 26.2 Parallax 32.3 0% 19.6 fps	MRender 10.1 Gravity 25.8 Splatting 15.9 14% 17.3 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 4.92% Great: 18%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Hitachi HTS545050A7E680 500GB 66,048 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 185GB free (System drive) Firmware: GG2OAF10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.6 5.5 5.9 5.5 2.9 2.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	17.4% Very poor	Read 55.6 Write 11.5 Mixed 6.5 SusWrite 4.9 14% 19.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.1 29% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 17.4% Great: 58%
Toshiba MQ01ABD050V 500GB 5,167 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 406GB free Firmware: AX0U1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 106 106 107 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Read 100 Write 97.8 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 106 63% 86.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 62%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB 60,539 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 13GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8 7.7 6.4 6 6.9 6.7 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	8.5% Terrible	Read 22.3 Write 15.7 Mixed 18.7 SusWrite 6.9 20% 15.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1.2 84% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 8.5% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.9% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 25.5 MC Mixed 25.1 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 24.7 SC Mixed 22.7 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 94 42% 94 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 95%

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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	7	4	60	21.7"	1920 1027	GSM5B55 LG FULL HD

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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 $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,435x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	750x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $150Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	452x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	645x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	449x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 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 $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: $388

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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