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

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 60.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	11.8% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	70.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	2.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 27 '23 at 02:25
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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 3400G-$112 93,718 User benchmarks, average bench 68% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Memory 50.2 1-Core 118 2-Core 225 69% 131 Pts	4-Core 377 8-Core 550 58% 464 Pts	64-Core 541 34% 541 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics 47,368 User benchmarks, average bench 16% MSI(1462 7A38) 256MB Ram: 256MB, Driver: 20.10.44 Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	11.8% Very poor	Lighting 13.8 Reflection 12.8 Parallax 26.5 11% 17.7 fps	MRender 6.7 Gravity 24.9 Splatting 15.1 13% 15.6 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 11.8% Great: 18%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$19 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 54 77 83 28 21 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 453 Write 378 Mixed 392 SusWrite 58.8 72% 320 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 80.9 4K Mixed 25.2 122% 45.7 MB/s	DQ Read 232 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 47.6 102% 205 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$40 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 931GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 181 189 189 189 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 150 Mixed 79.4 SusWrite 187 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS8266.C8FE 1x8GB 784 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	30.8% Below average	MC Read 12.9 MC Write 9.9 MC Mixed 11.3 32% 11.4 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 6.8 SC Mixed 7.4 20% 7.03 GB/s	Latency 160 25% 160 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 50%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 17: 0P 1R 2G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
17%	38%	24	90	24	75	23.8"	1920 1080	PHLC155 PHL 243V7

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Gaming 64%

Destroyer

Desktop 86%

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Workstation 60%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $89Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,019x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $165Bench 73%, 446,215 samples	617x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $149Bench 96%, 159,179 samples	338x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	539x
RTX 2060Nvidia $225Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	383x
RX 580AMD $185Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	321x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $17Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	171x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	143x
A400 480GBKingston $24Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	110x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	432x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	352x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	263x

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Total price: $383

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $300	Nvidia RTX 3060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12600K $225	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $300	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $86
Intel Core i5-12400F $150	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $780	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	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