MSI B450M PRO-VDH V2 (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 55% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 72.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	82.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH V2 (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210423
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Jan 01 '23 at 02:14
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$150 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Memory 74.9 1-Core 75.4 2-Core 211 66% 120 Pts	4-Core 375 8-Core 630 61% 502 Pts	64-Core 796 49% 796 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6600-$330 20,866 User benchmarks, average bench 86% Sapphire(1DA2 E447) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.11.2 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.1% Excellent	Lighting 82.3 Reflection 135 Parallax 164 67% 127 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 84 Splatting 144 111% 136 fps
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 91%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
TOSHIBA-TR200 240GB 36,832 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFA12.6 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 459 Write 270 Mixed 132 63% 287 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 18.5 4K Mixed 6.5 19% 8.57 MB/s	DQ Read 56.7 DQ Write 113 DQ Mixed 86.3 65% 85.5 MB/s
Poor: 29% Great: 90%
Asus EHD-A1T 1TB 79 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 179GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 102 106 103 107 108 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 67.4 Write 74.2 Mixed 55.8 SusWrite 104 56% 75.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.6 144% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 32,187 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78% Very good	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 26.3 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 27.5 SC Mixed 23.9 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 90.7 44% 90.7 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 110%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical B450M PRO-VDH V2 (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 263 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 44%

Speed boat

Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 41%

Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH V2 (MS-7A38)

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	122x
Ryzen 3 2200GAMD $104Bench 60%, 181,631 samples	20x
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	15x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	38x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	26x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	20x

SSD
MX500 500GBCrucial $44Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	20x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	11x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	9x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	54x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	8x
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	7x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $360

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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