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

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	128% 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	167% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220726
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '22 at 15:17
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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-$153 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 88.1 1-Core 169 2-Core 335 106% 197 Pts	4-Core 607 8-Core 874 93% 740 Pts	64-Core 1,072 66% 1,072 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Gigabyte(1458 4097) ≥ 4GB; Gigabyte WindForce OC 8 GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 526.47 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 172 Parallax 160 144% 170 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 135 Splatting 118 116% 146 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
512gb NVME EVM 512GB 189 User benchmarks, average bench 174% 136GB free (System drive) Firmware: V0513A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 855 171 281 170 300 168 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	167% Outstanding	Read 1,518 Write 1,343 Mixed 1,058 SusWrite 324 237% 1,061 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 30.9 196% 80.1 MB/s	DQ Read 402 DQ Write 948 DQ Mixed 389 378% 580 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 167% Great: 255%
WD Green 2.5 480GB 1,203 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 252GB free Firmware: 42051100 SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 371 201 196 196 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 458 Write 423 Mixed 421 SusWrite 268 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 63.7 4K Mixed 37.5 126% 43.5 MB/s	DQ Read 216 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 76.7 84% 143 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 86%
CHINGMX240B 240GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 109GB free Firmware: T1130A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 429 431 434 432 429 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 423 Mixed 332 SusWrite 432 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 26.9 133% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 175 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 41 91% 182 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 98%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 539GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 150 151 151 150 153 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	79.3% Very good	Read 125 Write 171 Mixed 29 SusWrite 151 86% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 155% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB 52,667 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 33.9 89% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 30 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 34.1 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 69.5 58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 103%

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Gaming 64%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 60%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,438x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	752x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $153Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	452x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	645x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	449x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 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 $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	515x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	423x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	304x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $382

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16