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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics19.9% 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 Drive38.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory7 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191029
Uptime1.6 Days
Run DateNov 25 '22 at 09:24
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600AF-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.65 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
75.8% Very good
Memory 80.4
1-Core 113
2-Core 226
78% 140 Pts
4-Core 383
8-Core 655
63% 519 Pts
64-Core 801
50% 801 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 260X-$120
CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.1.1
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
19.9% Very poor
Lighting 24.8
Reflection 26.7
Parallax 33.9
20% 28.5 fps
MRender 23.8
Gravity 23
Splatting 23.4
19% 23.4 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 19.9%
Great: 22%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
TOSHIBA-TR200 480GB
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFA15.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 7.7 7.1 101 114 114 MB/s
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
38.2% Below average
Read 251
Write 104
Mixed 79.9
SusWrite 101
30% 134 MB/s
4K Read 17.5
4K Write 19.6
4K Mixed 11.3
51% 16.1 MB/s
DQ Read 14
DQ Write 287
DQ Mixed 224
152% 175 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 38.2%
Great: 102%
T60 60GB
33GB free
Firmware: 1.095.06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 69 68 69 69 70 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Poor: 33% Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX3000C15D4/4GX KHX3000C15D4/8GX 12GB
2933, 2933 MHz
4096, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
65% Good
MC Read 25.1
MC Write 23.6
MC Mixed 19.5
65% 22.7 GB/s
SC Read 22.3
SC Write 20
SC Mixed 20.7
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 79.7
50% 79.7 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 65%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 7,806 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat

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

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