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

Performance Results


Gaming 77% Battleship	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 71% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	92.4% 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	80.5% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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, 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 MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	20.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '21 at 20:49
Run Duration	341 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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-$125 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Memory 83.9 1-Core 117 2-Core 226 80% 142 Pts	4-Core 410 8-Core 683 67% 547 Pts	64-Core 923 57% 923 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Gigabyte(1458 37D9) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	92.4% Outstanding	Lighting 113 Reflection 170 Parallax 101 92% 128 fps	MRender 154 Gravity 101 Splatting 97.3 94% 117 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSDPR-CL100-240-G2 240GB 1,204 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 34GB free Firmware: V4.12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 192 136 135 98 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 480 Write 221 Mixed 338 SusWrite 183 68% 305 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 76 4K Mixed 26 124% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 147 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 33.6 69% 137 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 81%
SSDPR-CX400-256 256GB 3,217 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 135GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 142 95 50 97 49 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Read 467 Write 209 Mixed 337 SusWrite 142 64% 289 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 71 4K Mixed 35 134% 46.7 MB/s	DQ Read 255 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 189 166% 245 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 90%
Kingston SNVS500GB 500GB 1,084 User benchmarks, average bench 175% 208GB free Firmware: S8542101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1601 1634 578 593 179 179 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	183% Outstanding	Read 1,366 Write 1,668 Mixed 1,088 SusWrite 794 277% 1,229 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 28.6 164% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 710 DQ Write 729 DQ Mixed 513 443% 651 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 183% Great: 225%
Seagate ST2000LM007-1R8174 2TB 318 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 891GB free Firmware: SS22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 64 64 64 64 64 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	32.8% Below average	Read 48.8 Write 64.6 Mixed 59.9 SusWrite 63.9 44% 59.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.6 200% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 72%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 753GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 178 179 179 179 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 162 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 178 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 113%
Jmicron Generic 1TB 3,310 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 663GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 65 65 65 65 66 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 92.9 Write 49.1 Mixed 54.4 SusWrite 64 48% 65.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 79%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 931GB free Firmware: 0508 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 112 112 113 114 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Read 105 Write 104 Mixed 37.1 SusWrite 113 65% 89.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 62%
Jmicron Generic 1TB 3,310 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 904GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 128 120 121 123 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	67% Good	Read 107 Write 99.1 Mixed 78.1 SusWrite 126 76% 102 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.2 145% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 79%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 906GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 108 107 109 108 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	60.7% Good	Read 105 Write 97.4 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 107 63% 86.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 66%
Mass Storage Device 500GB 60 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 382GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 23 23 23 23 26 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	16.2% Very poor	Read 37.6 Write 37.7 Mixed 23.6 SusWrite 23.6 40% 30.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 16.2% Great: 21%
Mass Storage Device 500GB 5,742 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 270GB free, PID 6116 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 22 22 21 22 21 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	14% Very poor	Read 37.1 Write 34.1 Mixed 24.9 SusWrite 21.9 39% 29.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 70% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 14% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3000 C16 Series F4-2800C17-8GIS 3000 C16 Series 24GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2800, 2800, 2800 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	MC Read 28.4 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 23.3 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 26.2 74% 25.7 GB/s	Latency 73.6 54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 96%

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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 $233Bench 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: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $381

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) $30	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