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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics11.5% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive45.1% 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory7.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200610
Uptime14.3 Days
Run DateMar 23 '22 at 18:54
Run Duration280 Seconds
Run User SRB-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing below expectations (24th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G-$135
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
53.5% Above average
Memory 58.3
1-Core 47.6
2-Core 93.3
41% 66.4 Pts
4-Core 260
8-Core 594
49% 427 Pts
64-Core 598
37% 598 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 53.5%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega 11 (Ryzen iGPU)
MSI(1462 7A38) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.10.44
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
11.5% Very poor
Lighting 13.8
Reflection 12.8
Parallax 26.3
11% 17.6 fps
MRender 6.4
Gravity 22.9
Splatting 13.9
12% 14.4 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 11.5%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
12GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S3E00101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 62 54 17 14 73 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
45.1% Average
Read 426
Write 138
Mixed 23.8
SusWrite 40
34% 157 MB/s
4K Read 16.7
4K Write 26.5
4K Mixed 7.5
49% 16.9 MB/s
DQ Read 211
DQ Write 309
DQ Mixed 21.8
83% 180 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 45.1%
Great: 100%
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB
556GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 115 119 119 121 120 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
50.2% Above average
Read 56.5
Write 104
Mixed 67.5
SusWrite 118
64% 86.7 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 71%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58
196GB free
Firmware: AX001A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 67 67 67 68 67 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
40.1% Average
Read 72.2
Write 90.9
Mixed 30.9
SusWrite 67.4
48% 65.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
113% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 40.1%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT16G4DFRA266.C8FE 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
42.1% Average
MC Read 17
MC Write 14.2
MC Mixed 13.5
43% 14.9 GB/s
SC Read 11.3
SC Write 14.1
SC Mixed 14.1
38% 13.2 GB/s
Latency 133
30% 133 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 42.1%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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

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