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

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	153% 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	271% 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

15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 11 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220726
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '23 at 18:29
Run Duration	287 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Memory 72 1-Core 140 2-Core 250 84% 154 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 839 82% 673 Pts	64-Core 972 60% 972 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3908) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 527.56 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	153% Outstanding	Lighting 225 Reflection 215 Parallax 203 183% 215 fps	MRender 203 Gravity 156 Splatting 139 133% 166 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB 87,883 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 314GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1398 1539 1565 1645 706 579 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	271% Outstanding	Read 1,654 Write 1,678 Mixed 243 SusWrite 1,239 269% 1,203 MB/s	4K Read 63.5 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 86 293% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 759 DQ Write 947 DQ Mixed 343 400% 683 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 271% Great: 277%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 429GB free Firmware: HP36 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 180 181 180 181 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 144 Mixed 90.2 SusWrite 178 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 106 103 100 104 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	47.9% Average	Read 64.6 Write 98.8 Mixed 68.1 SusWrite 100 61% 83 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.6 238% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 513GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 93 90 92 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	41.9% Average	Read 55 Write 106 Mixed 69 SusWrite 90.6 59% 80.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 80% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$83 26,606 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 130 131 140 141 137 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Read 119 Write 155 Mixed 65.3 SusWrite 134 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 76% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 85%
WD Elements 640GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 476GB free, PID 0711 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 75 75 75 76 75 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	31.9% Below average	Read 69.4 Write 71.6 Mixed 37.9 SusWrite 74.4 85% 63.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 34%
Seagate Desktop 1TB 4,684 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 319GB free, PID 3300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 38 21 38 40 39 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	18.5% Very poor	Read 49.9 Write 38.9 Mixed 30.7 SusWrite 36 51% 38.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1 73% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 18.5% Great: 21%
WD Elements 25A3 4TB 7,568 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 310GB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 168 163 167 169 169 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Read 118 Write 125 Mixed 104 SusWrite 166 179% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 123% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 105%
WD Elements 25A3 4TB 7,568 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 525GB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 163 164 163 166 163 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 157 Mixed 111 SusWrite 163 201% 150 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 9.6 4K Mixed 0.8 369% 4.8 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 9.1 DQ Mixed 0.6 331% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4C3600C18 4x8GB 7,214 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.4% Good	MC Read 28.4 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 27.6 71% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 26.7 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 96.8 41% 96.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 130%

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Gaming 64%

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Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

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	753x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $149Bench 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 $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	516x
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: $380

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