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

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 78% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 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 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	99.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	30.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

High background CPU (22%). 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	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200610
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 23 '23 at 06:55
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	PAK-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^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-$86 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Memory 73.3 1-Core 119 2-Core 234 78% 142 Pts	4-Core 470 8-Core 766 76% 618 Pts	64-Core 947 59% 947 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Device(7377 2000) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 545.84 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.9% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 104 Parallax 124 98% 116 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 108 Splatting 101 103% 130 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
3 240GB SSD 240GB 3,846 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 148GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1022A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 38 41 39 45 31 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	30.9% Below average	Read 447 Write 58 Mixed 28.6 SusWrite 41.3 30% 144 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.2 40% 9.6 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 99%
Lexar NM620 1TB 4,587 User benchmarks, average bench 271% 793GB free Firmware: SN10660 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2322 2235 2066 1754 286 283 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	283% Outstanding	Read 1,558 Write 2,392 Mixed 1,844 SusWrite 1,491 413% 1,821 MB/s	4K Read 59.5 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 80.7 274% 97.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,205 DQ Write 810 DQ Mixed 588 552% 867 MB/s
Poor: 170% ↑ This bench: 283% Great: 348%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 80GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 99 80 78 75 108 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	53% Above average	Read 90.4 Write 80.5 Mixed 56.1 SusWrite 94.3 59% 80.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.8 129% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HKED4081CAA2F0MB2 2x8GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.6% Very good	MC Read 31.6 MC Write 20.1 MC Mixed 29.5 77% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 19.6 SC Mixed 28.8 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 86.8 46% 86.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 101%

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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	58	33	60	54.6"	1280 720	XXX2851 Beyond TV

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Gaming 64%

Destroyer

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 60%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $86Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,463x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	757x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $120Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	456x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $195Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	659x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	458x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	402x

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	518x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	429x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	305x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $345

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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