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

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 90% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	123% 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.
Boot Drive	41.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201105
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '22 at 17:48
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	49%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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 3500X-$160 33,544 User benchmarks, average bench 82% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Memory 67.5 1-Core 133 2-Core 269 83% 157 Pts	4-Core 535 8-Core 750 81% 642 Pts	64-Core 757 47% 757 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Gigabyte(1458 405B) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 517.48 Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 169 Reflection 213 Parallax 152 138% 178 fps	MRender 174 Gravity 128 Splatting 115 111% 139 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB 85,321 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 143GB free (System drive) Firmware: UJ400400 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 139 108 76 113 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	41.9% Average	Read 424 Write 343 Mixed 291 SusWrite 115 65% 293 MB/s	4K Read 8.5 4K Write 37.6 4K Mixed 10.5 46% 18.9 MB/s	DQ Read 109 DQ Write 72.6 DQ Mixed 35.5 41% 72.3 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 55%
Kingston SQ500S37480G 480GB 1,176 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 298GB free Firmware: SAJ20103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 402 411 415 414 415 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 434 Mixed 404 SusWrite 412 97% 429 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 33.4 149% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 200 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 111 130% 220 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 698GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 172 174 176 174 174 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 166 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 173 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 113%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 755GB free Firmware: 2BA30003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 103 103 103 103 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 95.2 Write 66.7 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 102 59% 80.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 167% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M1E3200C16 AARVEX 32GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 16384 MB Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	65.2% Good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 26.1 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 17.5 SC Mixed 23 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 107 37% 107 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 85%

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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 $88Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,456x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $145Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	756x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $110Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	455x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $239Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	655x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	456x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	401x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	194x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	175x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	135x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	517x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	426x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	305x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $391

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16