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

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	68.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	43.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200610
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '21 at 19:14
Run Duration	365 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (47^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 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	77.4% Very good	Memory 80.5 1-Core 115 2-Core 227 79% 141 Pts	4-Core 399 8-Core 664 65% 532 Pts	64-Core 875 54% 875 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Nvidia(10DE 13D3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	68.7% Good	Lighting 87.7 Reflection 84.8 Parallax 81.4 72% 84.6 fps	MRender 109 Gravity 67.3 Splatting 63.1 63% 79.9 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 82GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,463 Write 1,991 Mixed 1,624 450% 2,026 MB/s	4K Read 54 4K Write 94.8 4K Mixed 68 219% 72.3 MB/s	DQ Read 876 DQ Write 502 DQ Mixed 730 532% 703 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
Patriot Burst 240GB 26,886 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 88 103 74 41 56 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	43.5% Average	Read 458 Write 318 Mixed 341 SusWrite 86.5 67% 301 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 12.7 4K Mixed 0.5 60% 16 MB/s	DQ Read 146 DQ Write 38.5 DQ Mixed 27.4 37% 70.6 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 94%
Seagate Expansion+ 2TB 2,745 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1.5TB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 37 38 38 37 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	21.2% Poor	Read 35.9 Write 28.6 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 36.9 25% 33.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.4 154% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 21.2% Great: 68%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 344GB free Firmware: MS2OA8R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 183 186 187 187 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 150 Mixed 26.5 SusWrite 184 96% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 145% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 107%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 16GB-$8 10,598 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 14GB free, PID 5591 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 7.4 7.3 8.3 6.2 6 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	14.2% Very poor	Read 34 Write 20.4 Mixed 23 SusWrite 8.1 26% 21.4 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.5 140% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 14.2% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$36 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 33.3 MC Mixed 32 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 32.1 SC Mixed 24.8 76% 26.7 GB/s	Latency 79.6 50% 79.6 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 103%

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Typical B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 7,737 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 64%

Destroyer

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	753x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $149Bench 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 $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	516x
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: $380

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