MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 58.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics110% 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 Drive76.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20211102
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 28 '23 at 23:50
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1400-$87
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
58.1% Above average
Memory 64.6
1-Core 93.7
2-Core 170
62% 110 Pts
4-Core 278
8-Core 462
45% 370 Pts
64-Core 468
29% 468 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 58.1%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6650-XT
Gigabyte(1458 2405) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.11.2
Performing below potential (43rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
110% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 133
Parallax 244
95% 164 fps
MRender 212
Gravity 125
Splatting 190
145% 176 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 110%
Great: 116%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 2TB-$175
686GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 343 361 374 367 391 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Read 454
Write 385
Mixed 317
SusWrite 364
85% 380 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 23.4
4K Mixed 22.7
88% 25.7 MB/s
DQ Read 365
DQ Write 64.1
DQ Mixed 106
105% 178 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 118%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
269GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 110 106 109 108 109 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Read 172
Write 118
Mixed 28.1
SusWrite 109
77% 106 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 2.1
372% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
75.2% Very good
MC Read 29.6
MC Write 27.8
MC Mixed 24.9
78% 27.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 26.8
SC Mixed 22
65% 22.7 GB/s
Latency 115
35% 115 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 1,142 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) - $150

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Outstanding Total price: $439
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