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

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	95% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (34%). 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	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230629
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 03 '23 at 18:43
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	34%

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PC Performing as expected (47^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 2600X-$185 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Memory 84.1 1-Core 120 2-Core 230 81% 145 Pts	4-Core 436 8-Core 676 69% 556 Pts	64-Core 902 56% 902 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$300 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Zotac(19DA 1583) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 546.01 Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	55.8% Above average	Lighting 71 Reflection 73.3 Parallax 69.8 58% 71.4 fps	MRender 61.9 Gravity 71 Splatting 58.7 52% 63.9 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT250MX500SSD4 250GB 16,301 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 409 417 429 337 431 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 426 Mixed 404 SusWrite 404 96% 424 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 56.7 4K Mixed 38.5 127% 42.2 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 239 189% 262 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 121%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 250GB free Firmware: CC62 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 145 142 148 146 147 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 129 Write 141 Mixed 84.5 SusWrite 145 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D32AEST.M16FE 1x16GB 251 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 17.6 MC Mixed 17.1 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 20.1 SC Mixed 19.2 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 74.3 54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 63%

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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	59	60	20"	1280 720	HWP3056 HP P201

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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 $89Bench 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 $250Bench 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: $392

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	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