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

Performance Results


Gaming 79% Battleship	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 74% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	90.6% 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	157% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

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 Days
Run Date	Nov 06 '21 at 20:15
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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-$155 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Memory 82 1-Core 121 2-Core 247 83% 150 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 823 80% 657 Pts	64-Core 1,016 63% 1,016 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.8% 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: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	90.6% Outstanding	Lighting 111 Reflection 173 Parallax 100 91% 128 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 101 Splatting 98.3 90% 112 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SNVS500GB 500GB 1,084 User benchmarks, average bench 175% 253GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8542101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 513 1199 559 1429 730 1423 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	157% Outstanding	Read 1,303 Write 50.6 Mixed 101 SusWrite 975 133% 608 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 43.2 4K Mixed 29.3 66% 25.3 MB/s	DQ Read 707 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 497 376% 516 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 225%
SSDPR-CL100-240-G2 240GB 1,204 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 174GB free Firmware: V4.12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 436 435 438 436 435 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 425 Mixed 344 SusWrite 435 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 79.8 4K Mixed 24.3 125% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 34 72% 145 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 81%
SSDPR-CX400-256 256GB 3,217 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 237GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 126 100 100 99 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 496 Write 454 Mixed 385 SusWrite 161 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 87.1 4K Mixed 37.3 149% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 304 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 209 190% 287 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 90%
Kingston SNVS500G 500GB 34,043 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 466GB free Firmware: S8542105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 339 341 343 342 343 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 384 Write 344 Mixed 343 SusWrite 340 80% 353 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 94.7 4K Mixed 26.9 145% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 269 220% 315 MB/s
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 244%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 931GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 194 190 192 191 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 189 Mixed 74.9 SusWrite 192 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 113%
Seagate ST2000LM007-1R8174 2TB 318 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2TB free Firmware: SS22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 114 116 115 115 114 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	52.4% Above average	Read 67.8 Write 116 Mixed 57.4 SusWrite 113 65% 88.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.5 190% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 72%
Jmicron Generic 1TB 3,310 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 624GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 65 66 67 66 66 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	38.1% Below average	Read 67.3 Write 34.6 Mixed 42.1 SusWrite 65.2 39% 52.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 79%

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 below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	55.3% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 17.7 MC Mixed 16.5 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 20.9 61% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 76.9 52% 76.9 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 96%

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Gaming 64%

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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	2,438x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	752x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $153Bench 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 $279Bench 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 $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	515x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	423x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	304x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $382

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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