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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 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 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics104% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive73.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 15 '22 at 11:13
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 54%
Watch Gameplay: 5700-XT + 3600 How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Memory 69.6
1-Core 146
2-Core 281
88% 166 Pts
4-Core 470
8-Core 836
79% 653 Pts
64-Core 1,084
67% 1,084 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.10.2
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Lighting 135
Reflection 142
Parallax 229
110% 169 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 144
Splatting 95.2
95% 118 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 104%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
177GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 258 256 228 286 251 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
73.4% Very good
Read 408
Write 275
Mixed 315
SusWrite 256
70% 314 MB/s
4K Read 14.6
4K Write 76.1
4K Mixed 20.3
88% 37 MB/s
DQ Read 358
DQ Write 310
DQ Mixed 238
205% 302 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
930GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 168 172 162 183 166 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
Read 163
Write 114
Mixed 82.8
SusWrite 169
97% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
68.2% Good
MC Read 28.9
MC Write 18.2
MC Mixed 26.9
70% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 24.3
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 7,728 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $388
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