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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics117% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory17.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMar 03 '23 at 01:45
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 39%
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 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Memory 69.2
1-Core 136
2-Core 261
84% 156 Pts
4-Core 537
8-Core 952
90% 744 Pts
64-Core 1,343
83% 1,343 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
MSI(1462 3860) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.18
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
117% Outstanding
Lighting 154
Reflection 148
Parallax 150
126% 151 fps
MRender 187
Gravity 128
Splatting 114
114% 143 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 117%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150
373GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,248
Write 1906
Mixed 1,506
419% 1,887 MB/s
4K Read 46.1
4K Write 93.8
4K Mixed 59.4
196% 66.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,123
DQ Write 754
DQ Mixed 920
691% 932 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
Seagate BUP Slim 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0004
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 105
Write 129
Mixed 82.6
78% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 3000 CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 24GB
2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
65.1% Good
MC Read 26.1
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 25.7
66% 23.3 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 17.5
SC Mixed 24.1
58% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 65.1%
Great: 78%

 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%
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Workstation
Workstation 60%
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Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)

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