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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.56% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201126
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateNov 06 '21 at 21:50
Run Duration243 Seconds
Run User CHL-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G-$75
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
72.7% Very good
Memory 71.7
1-Core 103
2-Core 218
72% 131 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 432
57% 428 Pts
64-Core 450
28% 450 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
AMD(1002 15D8) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02
Relative performance (0th percentile)
3.56% Terrible
Lighting 0.1
Reflection 12.1
Parallax 19.6
0% 10.6 fps
MRender 6.2
Gravity 16.8
Splatting 13.8
10% 12.3 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 3.56%
Great: 13%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MQ01ABF050 500GB-$32
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AM0P2C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 49 46 50 54 47 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
30.4% Below average
Read 56
Write 60.6
Mixed 22.2
SusWrite 49.6
34% 47.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.4
85% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 30.4%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
36.1% Below average
MC Read 13.8
MC Write 11
MC Mixed 12.5
36% 12.4 GB/s
SC Read 11.9
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 11.1
30% 10.6 GB/s
Latency 97.6
41% 97.6 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 36.1%
Great: 62%

 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%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat

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

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