MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive59.6% 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.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200706
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 10 '22 at 22:12
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 30%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
72.5% Very good
Memory 74.1
1-Core 105
2-Core 216
73% 132 Pts
4-Core 381
8-Core 640
62% 510 Pts
64-Core 829
51% 829 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 86%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0105A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 224 33 184 227 18 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
59.6% Above average
Read 261
Write 0.5
Mixed 384
SusWrite 175
46% 205 MB/s
4K Read 23.9
4K Write 53.3
4K Mixed 19.9
90% 32.4 MB/s
DQ Read 212
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 44.2
94% 188 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 100%
SSD 120GB 120GB
27GB free
Firmware: S0513A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.8 59 262 12 10 6.4 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
32% Below average
Read 416
Write 350
Mixed 17.9
SusWrite 59.6
46% 211 MB/s
4K Read 20.6
4K Write 10.4
4K Mixed 0.6
38% 10.5 MB/s
DQ Read 64.8
DQ Write 12.4
DQ Mixed 36.4
27% 37.9 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 32%
Great: 81%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1TB-$580
86GB free
Firmware: CC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 123 122 117 120 123 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
57.9% Above average
Read 81
Write 90.2
Mixed 56.4
SusWrite 121
64% 87.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.7
119% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 57.9%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
80.6% Excellent
MC Read 31.5
MC Write 29
MC Mixed 27.9
84% 29.5 GB/s
SC Read 21.3
SC Write 24.9
SC Mixed 22.8
66% 23 GB/s
Latency 92.2
43% 92.2 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 1,146 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) - $150

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $444
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