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

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	3.29% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	177% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

8 months ago, 5 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	1.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201105
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Aug 31 '23 at 16:53
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	BGD-User
Background CPU	43%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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-$88 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Memory 76.3 1-Core 136 2-Core 273 87% 162 Pts	4-Core 519 8-Core 774 80% 647 Pts	64-Core 990 61% 990 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 8C93) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	3.29% Terrible	Lighting 3.9 Reflection 3.9 Parallax 4.2 3% 4 fps	MRender 3.8 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 4.9 4% 4.2 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.29% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend TS256GMTE112S 256GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0901A3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 507 276 107 140 178 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	177% Outstanding	Read 1,644 Write 1,104 Mixed 968 SusWrite 231 219% 987 MB/s	4K Read 54.9 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 32.5 205% 79.8 MB/s	DQ Read 886 DQ Write 816 DQ Mixed 523 482% 742 MB/s
Poor: 96% ↑ This bench: 177% Great: 202%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 142GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 177 180 185 185 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 176 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 181 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown R017D408GX2-3200C16A 1x8GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	51.3% Above average	MC Read 19.4 MC Write 17.3 MC Mixed 16.3 50% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 17.6 SC Mixed 16 48% 16.9 GB/s	Latency 87.8 46% 87.8 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 54%

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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	72	60	60	21.5"	1768 929	VSCEE38 VX2276-FHD

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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 $88Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,456x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $145Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	756x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $110Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	455x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $239Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	655x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	456x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	401x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	194x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	175x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	135x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	517x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	426x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	305x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $391

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16