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

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59.3% 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 Drive	75.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200610
Uptime	5 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '22 at 21:53
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Memory 86.5 1-Core 116 2-Core 220 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 439 8-Core 687 69% 563 Pts	64-Core 912 56% 912 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6265) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 511.65 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59.3% Above average	Lighting 74.2 Reflection 76 Parallax 70.2 60% 73.5 fps	MRender 68 Gravity 72.7 Splatting 68.4 57% 69.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SM2280S3120G 120GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8FM SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 319 92 88 76 211 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Read 504 Write 311 Mixed 229 SusWrite 184 68% 307 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 87.8 4K Mixed 22.1 122% 47 MB/s	DQ Read 169 DQ Write 211 DQ Mixed 65.4 84% 148 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 79%
3 480GB SSD 480GB 3,645 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 151GB free Firmware: T0311A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 432 433 435 435 433 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 451 Mixed 412 SusWrite 435 101% 451 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 97.3 4K Mixed 33.1 145% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 177 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 51 96% 187 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 101%
WD RE4 500GB (2010)-$30 12,344 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 332GB free Firmware: 01.01S02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 124 125 125 125 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	67% Good	Read 108 Write 101 Mixed 76 SusWrite 125 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 230% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 76%
USB DISK 2.0 8GB 5,616 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 3GB free, PID 4200 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 17.4 Mixed 4.5 9% 10.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 22% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 2% Great: 9%
CBM Flash Disk 4GB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 2GB free, PID 2092 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.7 4.9 5.1 5.1 4.6 4.9 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	5.66% Terrible	Read 17.5 Write 3.5 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 4.9 8% 7.53 MB/s	4K Read 8.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 32% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.66% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB 122,822 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 42.9 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 34.6 113% 39.5 GB/s	SC Read 27.6 SC Write 39.6 SC Mixed 29.8 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 90%

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Gaming 64%

Destroyer

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 60%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,446x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	755x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $115Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	454x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $239Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	649x
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	452x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	399x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	193x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	175x
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: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $387

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16