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

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	72.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	243% 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	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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 16 months ago, 12 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220111
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '22 at 07:05
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$155 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Memory 83.6 1-Core 121 2-Core 234 82% 146 Pts	4-Core 438 8-Core 745 72% 592 Pts	64-Core 923 57% 923 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3050-$230 43,922 User benchmarks, average bench 75% EVGA(3842 3553) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72.7% Very good	Lighting 98.3 Reflection 114 Parallax 87.4 80% 99.9 fps	MRender 81 Gravity 71.5 Splatting 64.2 58% 72.2 fps
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team TM8FP6001T 1TB 9,663 User benchmarks, average bench 227% 882GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0709A3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1412 1423 1421 1435 1431 1436 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	243% Outstanding	Read 1,624 Write 1,424 Mixed 1,038 SusWrite 1,426 310% 1,378 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 28.5 190% 76.6 MB/s	DQ Read 799 DQ Write 822 DQ Mixed 513 468% 711 MB/s
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 243% Great: 305%
WDC WDS500G2B0A 500GB 24,830 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 181GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 424 423 418 426 421 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 479 Mixed 387 SusWrite 430 101% 451 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 97.3 4K Mixed 50.2 174% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 289 236% 335 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 119%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 201GB free Firmware: AX1G1A SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 76 76 76 76 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	42.5% Average	Read 72.5 Write 58.3 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 75.4 43% 58.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB 99,207 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 44.4 MC Write 42.4 MC Mixed 36.2 117% 41 GB/s	SC Read 28.1 SC Write 41.2 SC Mixed 32.8 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 74.1 54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 110%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 7,739 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 64%

Destroyer

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

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 $144Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	453x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	646x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	449x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	423x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	304x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $387

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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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