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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics71.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive78.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (77%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220318
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 20 '23 at 12:28
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU 77%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$84
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Memory 75.7
1-Core 140
2-Core 275
88% 163 Pts
4-Core 497
8-Core 808
80% 653 Pts
64-Core 1047
65% 1047 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$235
Device(7377 2000) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing below potential (67th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
71.9% Very good
Lighting 89.3
Reflection 92.2
Parallax 83.5
73% 88.3 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 79.9
Splatting 73.1
70% 87.9 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
GBK Extreme Network 240GB SSD
168GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HCS1A25D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 382 254 64 283 396 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
78.8% Very good
Read 456
Write 413
Mixed 312
SusWrite 278
82% 364 MB/s
4K Read 41.2
4K Write 81.2
4K Mixed 11.7
120% 44.7 MB/s
DQ Read 181
DQ Write 261
DQ Mixed 13.3
68% 152 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 100%
WD Purple Surveillance 1TB (2017)-$45
810GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 108 104 110 113 103 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
49.8% Average
Read 66.7
Write 146
Mixed 51.2
SusWrite 107
68% 92.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
120% 1 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 49.8%
Great: 89%
WD My Passport 2626 1TB
2GB free, PID 2626
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.9 7.8 7.9 7.9 7.9 8 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile)
2.91% Terrible
Read 7.7
Write 8
Mixed 7.9
SusWrite 7.9
11% 7.88 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
1% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 2.91%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 3200 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
52.1% Above average
MC Read 19.8
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 16.6
52% 18.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 16.4
SC Mixed 16.8
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 89
45% 89 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 52.1%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 64%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat

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

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