MSI B450M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 191% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 184% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	212% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	315% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

20 months ago, 20 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220726
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '22 at 09:32
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	LTU-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (50^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 5600X-$119 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 89 1-Core 166 2-Core 319 104% 192 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 960 87% 734 Pts	64-Core 1,129 70% 1,129 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% MSI(1462 389B) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	212% Outstanding	Lighting 313 Reflection 292 Parallax 326 255% 310 fps	MRender 347 Gravity 256 Splatting 191 208% 265 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$92 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 577GB free (System drive) Firmware: 32B3T8EA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1160 936 939 938 933 937 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	315% Outstanding	Read 2,746 Write 1,756 Mixed 1,619 SusWrite 974 394% 1,774 MB/s	4K Read 66.7 4K Write 181 4K Mixed 92.3 315% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,189 DQ Write 983 DQ Mixed 620 591% 931 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 315% Great: 372%
Crucial MX500 250GB-$39 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 16GB free Firmware: M3CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 233 242 256 256 257 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 216 Mixed 247 SusWrite 249 68% 307 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 99.3 4K Mixed 40 148% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 170 141% 202 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 123%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 443GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 117 123 122 119 120 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 162 Write 119 Mixed 31.8 SusWrite 119 78% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 139% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 459GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 125 127 127 125 125 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 160 Write 143 Mixed 106 SusWrite 125 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$36 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	MC Read 39 MC Write 22.5 MC Mixed 34 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 27.7 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 34.4 74% 25.9 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 44%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 41%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	245x
Ryzen 5 2400GAMD $135Bench 63%, 127,344 samples	44x
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	37x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	85x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	46x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	45x

SSD
MX500 500GBCrucial $45Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	30x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	23x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	19x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	79x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	21x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	17x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $361

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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16