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

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	58.2% 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	120% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

24 months ago, 21 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191029
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 28 '22 at 14:20
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 77.4 1-Core 144 2-Core 287 91% 169 Pts	4-Core 575 8-Core 929 92% 752 Pts	64-Core 1,134 70% 1,134 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300 112,731 User benchmarks, average bench 83% Sapphire(1DA2 E416) ≥ 4GB Ram: 6GB, Driver: 21.30.23.04 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	58.2% Above average	Lighting 63.9 Reflection 64 Parallax 155 52% 94.4 fps	MRender 59.6 Gravity 111 Splatting 84.1 70% 84.9 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT250MX500SSD4 250GB 16,301 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 119GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 450 452 461 461 461 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 443 Mixed 446 SusWrite 456 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 92.1 4K Mixed 58.5 190% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 241 190% 262 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 121%
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38 83,298 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 194GB free Firmware: M6CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 55 475 391 7.2 7.5 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	10.4% Very poor	Read 15 Write 14 Mixed 14.5 SusWrite 158 12% 50.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 0% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 10.4% Great: 92%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 366GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 122 120 124 122 122 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	79.8% Very good	Read 156 Write 123 Mixed 81.6 SusWrite 122 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 109%
USB Flash Memory 2GB 79 User benchmarks, average bench 3% 2GB free, PID 653e Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.2 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.6 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	4.61% Terrible	Read 11.8 Write 4.5 Mixed 3.3 SusWrite 5.5 7% 6.27 MB/s	4K Read 7.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 27% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 4.61% Great: 5%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GB 12,182 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	MC Read 33.7 MC Write 20.3 MC Mixed 32.6 82% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 25.4 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 34.2 76% 26.7 GB/s	Latency 85.6 47% 85.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 99%

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Gaming 64%

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Desktop 86%

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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 $151Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	453x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	646x
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 $40Bench 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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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) $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