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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 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	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220318
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '22 at 11:02
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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 1600AF-$112 52,721 User benchmarks, average bench 72% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.65 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Memory 84.8 1-Core 114 2-Core 229 80% 142 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 696 68% 559 Pts	64-Core 869 54% 869 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85ED) 3GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.7% Above average	Lighting 64.6 Reflection 66.5 Parallax 61.7 53% 64.3 fps	MRender 67.7 Gravity 65.8 Splatting 61.5 53% 65 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN570 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB 23,579 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 96GB free (System drive) Firmware: 234100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,040 Write 1,812 Mixed 1,622 406% 1,825 MB/s	4K Read 53.3 4K Write 61.7 4K Mixed 53.6 182% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 674 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 390 306% 434 MB/s
Poor: 147% Great: 271%
Seagate ST2000VM003-1CT164 2TB 16,094 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 520GB free Firmware: SC12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 112 114 111 116 113 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 119 Write 116 Mixed 64.1 SusWrite 114 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G32C16U4B.8FE 2x8GB 3,575 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 44.4 MC Write 38.8 MC Mixed 36.3 114% 39.8 GB/s	SC Read 27.7 SC Write 40.3 SC Mixed 31.6 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 72.1 56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 109%

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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	2,440x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	753x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $119Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	454x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $239Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	646x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	450x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	423x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	304x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $386

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16