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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics85.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive87.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 PLUS (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190318
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateAug 15 '22 at 23:43
Run Duration224 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
79.7% Very good
Memory 82.7
1-Core 120
2-Core 228
80% 143 Pts
4-Core 413
8-Core 661
66% 537 Pts
64-Core 882
55% 882 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.59
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
85.5% Excellent
Lighting 103
Reflection 106
Parallax 109
84% 106 fps
MRender 138
Gravity 102
Splatting 92.7
88% 111 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS250G2B0B 250GB
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 118 92 114 121 105 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Read 504
Write 384
Mixed 192
SusWrite 115
66% 299 MB/s
4K Read 36.7
4K Write 82.8
4K Mixed 41.6
153% 53.7 MB/s
DQ Read 312
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 223
188% 274 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 104%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB
539GB free
Firmware: 401020WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 468 462 463 457 445 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 497
Write 478
Mixed 411
SusWrite 461
104% 462 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 87.8
4K Mixed 48
165% 57.8 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 254
217% 320 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 115%
Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
444GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 167 166 163 164 165 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Read 159
Write 158
Mixed 80.9
SusWrite 165
103% 141 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 41.9
MC Write 35
MC Mixed 34.4
106% 37.1 GB/s
SC Read 25.1
SC Write 38.5
SC Mixed 26.7
86% 30.1 GB/s
Latency 75.7
53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M PRO-VDH PLUS (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 1,173 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $321
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