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

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	69.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	38.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	6 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 11 '21 at 18:35
Run Duration	340 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	45%

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PC Performing below expectations (29^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-$150 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Memory 79.1 1-Core 110 2-Core 210 75% 133 Pts	4-Core 344 8-Core 591 57% 468 Pts	64-Core 832 52% 832 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$239 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Nvidia(10DE 13D3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	69.9% Good	Lighting 87.5 Reflection 85.6 Parallax 0.2 71% 57.8 fps	MRender 109 Gravity 75.8 Splatting 68.4 67% 84.3 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 96GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1306 1038 959 854 781 690 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	209% Outstanding	Read 1,948 Write 1,627 Mixed 1,299 SusWrite 938 325% 1,453 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 72.3 4K Mixed 42 145% 49.7 MB/s	DQ Read 799 DQ Write 490 DQ Mixed 688 501% 659 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 372%
Patriot Burst 240GB 26,886 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 46 62 85 64 40 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	38.2% Below average	Read 7.7 Write 171 Mixed 5.2 SusWrite 67.6 15% 62.9 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 47.3 4K Mixed 22.4 89% 31 MB/s	DQ Read 229 DQ Write 71.4 DQ Mixed 4.9 42% 102 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 94%
Seagate Expansion+ 2TB 2,745 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1.5TB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 37 37 37 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	21.2% Poor	Read 36.2 Write 33.8 Mixed 33 SusWrite 36.5 26% 34.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.7 181% 1.63 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: 145 149 149 148 147 147 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 161 Write 164 Mixed 49 SusWrite 148 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 107%

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 as expected (52^nd percentile)	83.9% Excellent	MC Read 34.8 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 30.7 89% 31.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 26 SC Mixed 18.1 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 82.3 49% 82.3 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 103%

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Typical B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 7,745 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	2,441x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	753x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $119Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	454x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $239Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	646x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	450x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	423x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	304x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $386

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16