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

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	191% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH PLUS (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	20.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 08 '21 at 16:38
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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 2600X-$120 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Memory 87.2 1-Core 126 2-Core 248 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 459 8-Core 743 74% 601 Pts	64-Core 1,007 62% 1,007 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3418) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.10.2 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.4% Above average	Lighting 66.5 Reflection 63.2 Parallax 90.4 54% 73.4 fps	MRender 65.2 Gravity 71.7 Splatting 47.3 49% 61.4 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Hs-ssd-e2000r 512GB 512GB 57 User benchmarks, average bench 168% 386GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 576 491 526 478 491 496 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	191% Outstanding	Read 1,467 Write 1,942 Mixed 1,488 SusWrite 510 304% 1,352 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 56.8 193% 67.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1089 DQ Write 757 DQ Mixed 892 674% 912 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 226%
Sandisk S3 500G 500GB 12,292 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 465GB free Firmware: 415020RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 208 204 209 204 209 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 231 Mixed 257 SusWrite 210 66% 297 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 90.3 4K Mixed 45.9 154% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 248 DQ Mixed 232 185% 260 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 116%
WD Purple Surveillance 4TB (2017)-$71 8,846 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 92 92 93 94 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	49.2% Average	Read 78 Write 75 Mixed 48.3 SusWrite 92.8 54% 73.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 523GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 203 208 210 208 201 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 163 Mixed 78.3 SusWrite 202 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 112%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 16GB 1,307 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 13GB free, PID a815 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.4 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.9 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	5.02% Terrible	Read 16.8 Write 3.8 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 4.7 7% 6.95 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 24% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.02% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX3000C15/16GX KHX3000C15D4/8GX 24GB 48 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 3200, 3200 MHz 16384, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 41.3 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 34.2 109% 38.1 GB/s	SC Read 27 SC Write 34.2 SC Mixed 27.7 85% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 70.3 57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 103%

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Typical B450M PRO-VDH PLUS (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 1,173 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 44%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 40%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	414x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	162x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	102x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	145x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	103x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	65x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	41x
TOSHIBA-TR200 480GBBench 78%, 11,560 samples	33x
SU630 240GBAdataBench 64%, 60,212 samples	30x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	158x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 82%, 52,667 samples	59x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	29x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $321

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) $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