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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 40.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive51.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
4 months ago, 4 months ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20230427
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 23 '23 at 19:18
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 40%

 PC Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
40.7% Average
Memory 33.3
1-Core 74.6
2-Core 148
45% 85.1 Pts
4-Core 258
8-Core 436
42% 347 Pts
64-Core 484
30% 484 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 40.7%
Great: 87%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Fikwot FN203 512GB
440GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN14546
SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 343 329 343 384 304 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile)
51.9% Above average
Read 215
Write 210
Mixed 188
SusWrite 333
54% 236 MB/s
4K Read 10.2
4K Write 25.6
4K Mixed 13.5
46% 16.4 MB/s
DQ Read 203
DQ Write 188
DQ Mixed 212
155% 201 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 51.9%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
75.7% Very good
MC Read 29.5
MC Write 28.8
MC Mixed 31.5
86% 29.9 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 20.8
SC Mixed 11.8
41% 14.4 GB/s
Latency 212
19% 212 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 110%

 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 13 3 64 0" 1280 720
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Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat

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

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