MSI B450M PRO-VDH V2 (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics77.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH V2 (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181023
Uptime6 Days
Run DateJul 02 '22 at 10:34
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
79.4% Very good
Memory 75.4
1-Core 119
2-Core 238
79% 144 Pts
4-Core 448
8-Core 739
72% 593 Pts
64-Core 924
57% 924 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.40
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
77.5% Very good
Lighting 98.8
Reflection 98
Parallax 88.8
80% 95.2 fps
MRender 97.3
Gravity 91.1
Splatting 78.4
72% 88.9 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,237
Write 613
Mixed 222
150% 690 MB/s
4K Read 40.1
4K Write 89.3
4K Mixed 53.8
177% 61.1 MB/s
DQ Read 714
DQ Write 488
DQ Mixed 473
388% 558 MB/s
Poor: 95% Great: 223%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
8GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 119 125 123 124 117 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Read 174
Write 128
Mixed 86.6
SusWrite 120
93% 127 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.1
221% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2800 MHz clocked @ 1400 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
96.6% Outstanding
MC Read 38.6
MC Write 35.4
MC Mixed 31.5
100% 35.2 GB/s
SC Read 24.3
SC Write 35.9
SC Mixed 28
84% 29.4 GB/s
Latency 89.6
45% 89.6 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 96.6%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M PRO-VDH V2 (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 262 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH V2 (MS-7A38)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $369
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