MSI B450M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics12.8% 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 Drive175% 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.
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 (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220718
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 10 '22 at 08:26
Run Duration177 Seconds
Run User SRB-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (46th 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 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
70.6% Very good
Memory 64.2
1-Core 112
2-Core 225
72% 134 Pts
4-Core 414
8-Core 590
63% 502 Pts
64-Core 591
37% 591 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 70.6%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega 11 (Ryzen iGPU)
AMD(1002 15DD) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 22.5.2
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
12.8% Very poor
Lighting 16.2
Reflection 13.2
Parallax 25.6
13% 18.3 fps
MRender 6.1
Gravity 23.9
Splatting 13.6
12% 14.5 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 12.8%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB
293GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1394 1525 1011 305 316 309 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
175% Outstanding
Read 1,467
Write 1,577
Mixed 1,104
SusWrite 810
278% 1,239 MB/s
4K Read 49.7
4K Write 73.8
4K Mixed 53
182% 58.8 MB/s
DQ Read 397
DQ Write 71.1
DQ Mixed 116
115% 195 MB/s
Poor: 118%
This bench: 175%
Great: 277%
Patriot Blast 120GB
64GB free
Firmware: SAFM12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 88 92 92 81 81 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
76.8% Very good
Read 439
Write 463
Mixed 354
SusWrite 112
77% 342 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 60.9
4K Mixed 34.7
120% 41.4 MB/s
DQ Read 322
DQ Write 358
DQ Mixed 182
181% 288 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 95%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119
524GB free
Firmware: 1AQ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 88 89 88 88 89 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
50.6% Above average
Read 87.5
Write 109
Mixed 53.7
SusWrite 88.4
62% 84.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 50.6%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40.7% Average
MC Read 15.5
MC Write 12.2
MC Mixed 13.1
39% 13.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 15.7
SC Mixed 14.2
45% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 116
34% 116 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 40.7%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 558 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 (MS-7A38)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $360
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