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

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	110% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	102% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	40.9 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210514
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 24 '21 at 20:24
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (50^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Memory 72.4 1-Core 149 2-Core 277 89% 166 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 839 82% 674 Pts	64-Core 1,086 67% 1,086 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3071) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (143 fps cap detected)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 143 Reflection 142 Parallax 143 116% 143 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 127 Splatting 116 104% 128 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GB 43,498 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 162GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 428 421 281 427 428 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 453 Write 429 Mixed 239 SusWrite 400 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 19.2 4K Write 95.7 4K Mixed 51.3 146% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 307 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 222 185% 268 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%
WDC WDBNCE0010PNC 1TB 21,221 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 37GB free Firmware: 415020RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 346 126 158 120 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 479 Mixed 385 SusWrite 212 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 51.3 178% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 128 157% 278 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 117%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-20-20 D4-3200 CL16-20-20 D4-3200 CL16-20-20 D4-3200 CL16-20-20 D4-3200 48GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.6% Very good	MC Read 31.7 MC Write 20 MC Mixed 31.1 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 28.8 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 96 42% 96 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 119%

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

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Typical B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 7,743 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 64%

Destroyer

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 60%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,440x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	753x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $119Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	454x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $239Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	646x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	450x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 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 $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	516x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	423x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	304x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $386

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $508	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16