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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics109% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200610
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateSep 22 '22 at 11:29
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User BIH-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$82
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
88.8% Excellent
Memory 81.6
1-Core 138
2-Core 271
89% 163 Pts
4-Core 515
8-Core 823
82% 669 Pts
64-Core 1,041
64% 1,041 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6600-XT-$301
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.9.1
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 137
Parallax 233
96% 162 fps
MRender 198
Gravity 125
Splatting 185
140% 169 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 109%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3FD6SD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 260 56 30 19 40 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 44% Great: 82%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$59
232GB free
Firmware: 32B3T8EA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 246 246 246 247 246 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
250% Outstanding
Read 2,678
Write 1,193
Mixed 1254
SusWrite 283
297% 1,352 MB/s
4K Read 63.9
4K Write 168
4K Mixed 86.1
296% 106 MB/s
DQ Read 807
DQ Write 715
DQ Mixed 437
417% 653 MB/s
Poor: 139%
This bench: 250%
Great: 271%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67
662GB free
Firmware: MS2OA8R0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 168 150 175 143 179 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
96% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 158
Mixed 20.6
SusWrite 163
92% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
161% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 96%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
MC Read 36.1
MC Write 23.9
MC Mixed 35
90% 31.7 GB/s
SC Read 26.2
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 35.3
81% 28.4 GB/s
Latency 77.6
52% 77.6 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $381
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