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

Performance Results


Gaming 79% Battleship	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 75% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	95.1% 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	80.4% 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	20.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 26 '21 at 20:24
Run Duration	341 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Memory 73.7 1-Core 123 2-Core 247 80% 148 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 799 77% 633 Pts	64-Core 1,017 63% 1,017 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80.4% 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: 2310 MHz, MLim: 3560 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 182 Parallax 104 96% 135 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 105 Splatting 104 94% 116 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 95.1% 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: 428 240 135 135 133 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 473 Write 146 Mixed 341 SusWrite 200 64% 290 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 76 4K Mixed 26.4 124% 45.2 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 33.8 70% 139 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 81%
SSDPR-CX400-256 256GB 3,217 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 128GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 158 97 97 53 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 451 Write 236 Mixed 340 SusWrite 152 66% 295 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 70 4K Mixed 35 133% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 257 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 188 166% 246 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 90%
Kingston SNVS500GB 500GB 1,084 User benchmarks, average bench 175% 174GB free Firmware: S8542101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1546 1577 1619 438 667 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	198% Outstanding	Read 1,353 Write 1634 Mixed 1,087 SusWrite 1004 286% 1,270 MB/s	4K Read 49.1 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 28.7 173% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 710 DQ Write 726 DQ Mixed 508 440% 648 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 225%
Seagate ST2000LM007-1R8174 2TB 318 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 891GB free Firmware: SS22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 76 78 82 85 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	43.2% Average	Read 69.1 Write 61.6 Mixed 46.9 SusWrite 80.1 47% 64.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.6 184% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 72%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 753GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 177 177 179 178 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 168 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 177 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 113%
Jmicron Generic 1TB 3,310 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 659GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 66 65 65 65 66 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 91.8 Write 49.6 Mixed 55.4 SusWrite 64.1 48% 65.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 79%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 931GB free Firmware: 0508 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 112 112 113 113 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Read 108 Write 101 Mixed 37 SusWrite 112 65% 89.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 62%
Jmicron Generic 1TB 3,310 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 904GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 127 119 121 130 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Read 108 Write 86.8 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 126 74% 99.8 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.1 126% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 79%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 906GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 106 108 109 108 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	60.5% Good	Read 104 Write 100 Mixed 37 SusWrite 107 63% 87 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 60.5% 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 38.3 Write 38 Mixed 23.4 SusWrite 23.1 40% 30.7 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 22 22 22 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	14.3% Very poor	Read 38.3 Write 32.7 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 22.4 38% 29.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 70% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 14.3% 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% 1866, 1866, 1866 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.6% Good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 21.9 68% 23.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 25.2 SC Mixed 21.8 65% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 93.1 43% 93.1 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 67.6% 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 $157Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	452x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	647x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	449x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	400x

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 $275	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