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

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	106% 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	236% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

16 months ago, 16 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 31 '22 at 22:33
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X-$138 15,311 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 83.2 1-Core 170 2-Core 343 105% 199 Pts	4-Core 657 8-Core 1,152 109% 904 Pts	64-Core 1,351 84% 1,351 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 397D) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 527.56 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 130 Parallax 128 115% 133 fps	MRender 145 Gravity 102 Splatting 96.6 91% 114 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN570 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB 23,579 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 274GB free (System drive) Firmware: 234110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 814 366 363 381 381 377 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	236% Outstanding	Read 2034 Write 2,054 Mixed 1,808 SusWrite 447 355% 1,586 MB/s	4K Read 59.2 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 75.1 264% 93.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,175 DQ Write 900 DQ Mixed 1,029 772% 1,035 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 236% Great: 271%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$78 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 904GB free Firmware: CC98 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 104 108 105 106 109 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 108 Write 105 Mixed 60.4 SusWrite 106 70% 94.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 119% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 75%
Seagate SkyHawk 2TB (2016)-$80 9,128 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 171GB free Firmware: CV12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 136 136 137 138 137 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 127 Write 127 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 137 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 99%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41 64,201 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 423GB free Firmware: SM15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 89 90 91 90 91 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Read 86.4 Write 82.2 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 90.2 53% 72.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.7 331% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KD4AGUA80-40B190Z 2x16GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 35.4 93% 32.6 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 25.2 SC Mixed 38.8 85% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 74.8 54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 135%

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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 $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,454x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $145Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	756x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $110Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	454x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	654x
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 $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	426x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	305x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $388

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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