MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	16.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	82.8% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

4 months ago, 4 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230517
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 21 '23 at 14:00
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G-$125 14,368 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Memory 70.3 1-Core 154 2-Core 304 93% 176 Pts	4-Core 615 8-Core 878 94% 747 Pts	64-Core 1,039 64% 1,039 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU) 140,621 User benchmarks, average bench 17% AMD(1002 1636) 2GB Ram: 2GB, Driver: 23.11.1 Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	16.8% Very poor	Lighting 21.2 Reflection 20.4 Parallax 28.9 17% 23.5 fps	MRender 11.3 Gravity 23.7 Splatting 21.3 16% 18.8 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16.8% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 480GB 16,522 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 204GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 188 51 144 120 26 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Read 440 Write 383 Mixed 336 SusWrite 158 74% 329 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 84.7 4K Mixed 37.6 139% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 267 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 203 178% 262 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 98%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 130GB free Firmware: GM4OA57A SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 87 88 87 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	48.4% Average	Read 81.3 Write 91.9 Mixed 48.9 SusWrite 86.9 57% 77.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 51%
WL500GSA1672 500GB 121 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 138GB free Firmware: 09.02E09 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 67 66 67 66 66 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	Read 61.7 Write 65.4 Mixed 51.6 SusWrite 66 45% 61.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 73%
WD Blue 250GB (2007)-$20 41,230 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 86GB free Firmware: 03.03E03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 71 71 70 68 70 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	40.2% Average	Read 69.2 Write 68.6 Mixed 46.9 SusWrite 70.2 47% 63.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M2A2133C13 Samsung CMK8GX4M2A2133C13 Samsung 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	64.3% Good	MC Read 25.2 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 21.5 66% 23.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 22.4 SC Mixed 20 57% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 116 34% 116 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 75%

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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	0	36.1"	1280 720	PHL0000 50PFL4756/F7_

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Gaming 28%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 26%

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Motherboard: MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) - $150

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	255x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	92x
Ryzen 3 1200AMD $100Bench 57%, 83,528 samples	81x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	141x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	135x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	67x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	31x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	28x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	28x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	44x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	44x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	24x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $434

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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