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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 65.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics40.4% 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 Drive46% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200610
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 26 '21 at 05:14
Run Duration181 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G-$110
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
65.9% Good
Memory 68.5
1-Core 116
2-Core 223
74% 136 Pts
4-Core 340
8-Core 559
55% 450 Pts
64-Core 594
37% 594 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 65.9%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329
EVGA(3842 1784) 3GB
CLim: 1321 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
40.4% Average
Lighting 45.8
Reflection 60.5
Parallax 65.7
37% 57.3 fps
MRender 66.5
Gravity 57.9
Splatting 49.3
46% 57.9 fps
Poor: 41%
This bench: 40.4%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UJ450000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 51 13 2.9 2.7 121 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
46% Average
Read 446
Write 266
Mixed 295
SusWrite 60.2
59% 267 MB/s
4K Read 19.6
4K Write 32.7
4K Mixed 16.7
68% 23 MB/s
DQ Read 107
DQ Write 60.7
DQ Mixed 40.5
42% 69.5 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 46%
Great: 55%
Toshiba MK5065GSXF 500GB
136GB free
Firmware: GV108B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 57 57 57 57 57 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
31.2% Below average
Read 52.5
Write 54.6
Mixed 18.5
SusWrite 56.1
33% 45.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
111% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 31.2%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.9% Very good
MC Read 26.2
MC Write 26.7
MC Mixed 25.2
74% 26 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 25.2
SC Mixed 21.5
62% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 105
38% 105 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 64%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation
Workstation 60%
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Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)

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