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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics30.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive50% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20200610
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 03 '21 at 15:56
Run Duration154 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X-$160
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Memory 70.9
1-Core 139
2-Core 279
87% 163 Pts
4-Core 546
8-Core 796
84% 671 Pts
64-Core 783
48% 783 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 496.74
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
30.6% Below average
Lighting 39
Reflection 42.8
Parallax 42.9
32% 41.6 fps
MRender 37.9
Gravity 40.1
Splatting 28.6
28% 35.5 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 30.6%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB
157GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UJ510000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 1.6 4.5 4.8 95 137 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
50% Average
Read 456
Write 370
Mixed 299
SusWrite 70.1
66% 299 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 39.7
4K Mixed 19.3
78% 26.9 MB/s
DQ Read 81
DQ Write 80.7
DQ Mixed 43.6
43% 68.4 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 50%
Great: 55%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$25
474GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 130 129 132 132 130 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
73.6% Very good
Read 125
Write 127
Mixed 67.9
SusWrite 131
82% 113 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-3200C16-8GVKB CM4X8GC3200C16K2E 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
68.6% Good
MC Read 28.6
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 27.1
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 21.2
SC Write 18.1
SC Mixed 25.3
62% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 99.3
40% 99.3 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 93%

 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)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $382
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