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

Performance Results


Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 128% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	151% 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	237% 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

4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 1 day ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220726
Uptime	7.1 Days
Run Date	May 27 '23 at 00:36
Run Duration	314 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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-$94 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Memory 90.2 1-Core 139 2-Core 272 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 862 79% 664 Pts	64-Core 1,039 64% 1,039 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$491 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3908) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.79 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	151% Outstanding	Lighting 221 Reflection 214 Parallax 201 180% 212 fps	MRender 202 Gravity 154 Splatting 137 131% 164 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB 87,883 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 288GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1516 1303 358 311 299 357 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 1,605 Write 1,647 Mixed 258 SusWrite 690 234% 1,050 MB/s	4K Read 63 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 86 294% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 768 DQ Write 995 DQ Mixed 335 405% 699 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 277%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 498GB free Firmware: HP36 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 181 181 182 181 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 155 Mixed 85.6 SusWrite 179 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 165% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$96 29,969 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 637GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 153 164 162 155 156 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	62.6% Good	Read 60.2 Write 114 Mixed 63.9 SusWrite 157 72% 98.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.5 196% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$65 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 457GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 84 102 103 104 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	42.2% Average	Read 50.3 Write 92.9 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 96.7 56% 75.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 55% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$90 26,606 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 116 124 112 112 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	71% Very good	Read 134 Write 152 Mixed 70.1 SusWrite 114 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 80% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 85%
WD Elements 640GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 426GB free, PID 0711 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 68 68 68 67 67 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	29.4% Poor	Read 66.7 Write 71.9 Mixed 37.9 SusWrite 67.5 82% 61 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 34%
Seagate Desktop 1TB 4,684 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 320GB free, PID 3300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 40 35 40 40 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	19.4% Very poor	Read 50 Write 38.7 Mixed 31 SusWrite 38.8 52% 39.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1 76% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 21%
WD Elements 25A3 4TB 7,568 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 537GB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 169 169 168 171 168 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 139 Write 144 Mixed 117 SusWrite 169 196% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 137% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 105%
WD Elements 25A3 4TB 7,568 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 626GB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 170 172 170 172 169 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 150 Mixed 112 SusWrite 171 203% 151 MB/s	4K Read 19.4 4K Write 9.1 4K Mixed 0.7 405% 9.73 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 9.2 DQ Mixed 0.6 335% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 94.9% 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 @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 42.7 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 41.2 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 28.4 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 40.3 88% 31 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 130%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	60	60	72.3"	1280 720	GSM0001 LG TV

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 60%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $94Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,007x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $165Bench 73%, 446,215 samples	616x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $149Bench 96%, 159,179 samples	337x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	535x
RTX 2060Nvidia $225Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	382x
RX 580AMD $184Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	321x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $17Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	171x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	142x
A400 480GBKingston $26Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	108x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	432x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	348x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	262x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $300	Nvidia RTX 3060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $27
Intel Core i5-12600K $200	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $300	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $86
Intel Core i5-12400F $150	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $800	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $67	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16