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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics11.7% 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.
Boot DriveThe 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201126
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 12 '21 at 03:29
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 60%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Quad-Core
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
65.5% Good
Memory 70.2
1-Core 93.6
2-Core 171
64% 112 Pts
4-Core 370
8-Core 258
45% 314 Pts
64-Core 267
16% 267 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 65.5%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030
Nvidia(10DE 11E6) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 525 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
11.7% Very poor
Lighting 14.8
Reflection 10.8
Parallax 14.5
12% 13.4 fps
MRender 5.7
Gravity 17.4
Splatting 15.7
11% 12.9 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 11.7%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
820GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 13057113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 136 153 127 145 123 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Read 169
Write 106
Mixed 77.6
SusWrite 135
89% 122 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
206% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 109%
General USB Flash Disk 32GB
25GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 18 24 24 18 20 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
29.8% Poor
Read 116
Write 19.4
Mixed 2
SusWrite 21.2
36% 39.5 MB/s
4K Read 9.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 3
206% 4.9 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 29.8%
Great: 38%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
62.8% Good
MC Read 22.5
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 24.4
64% 22.6 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 19.6
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 101
40% 101 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 62.8%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 7,728 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation
Workstation 60%
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Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)

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