MSI B450M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics27% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive45% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220726
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 10 '22 at 21:49
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
75.1% Very good
Memory 71.3
1-Core 120
2-Core 238
78% 143 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 725
70% 574 Pts
64-Core 913
56% 913 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$99
Asus(1043 85D9) 2GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 512.15
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
27% Poor
Lighting 34.3
Reflection 34.4
Parallax 32.6
28% 33.8 fps
MRender 37.8
Gravity 34.3
Splatting 23.4
25% 31.8 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 27%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB
112GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF4500RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 2.1 6.1 4.4 154 30 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
45% Average
Read 455
Write 375
Mixed 140
SusWrite 73.1
58% 261 MB/s
4K Read 11.8
4K Write 29.2
4K Mixed 18.8
57% 19.9 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 69.5
DQ Mixed 41.4
45% 76.2 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 45%
Great: 56%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45
883GB free
Firmware: MS2OA8R0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 184 184 183 183 184 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 185
Write 183
Mixed 21.8
SusWrite 184
103% 143 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.5
138% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 106%
Great: 107%
USB2.0 Flash Disk 1GB
0GB free, PID 6387
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.3 5.9 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.7 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
4.83% Terrible
Read 14.3
Write 2.8
Mixed 4.3
SusWrite 5.7
8% 6.78 MB/s
4K Read 6.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
24% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.83%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
77.3% Very good
MC Read 29.5
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 26.1
79% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 25.4
74% 25.7 GB/s
Latency 98.5
41% 98.5 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 93%

 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 560 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: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $369
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