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

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	136% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	73.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200610
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '24 at 15:37
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$145 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	76% Very good	Memory 73 1-Core 117 2-Core 228 77% 139 Pts	4-Core 425 8-Core 636 66% 531 Pts	64-Core 856 53% 856 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6800-$759 18,552 User benchmarks, average bench 143% MSI(1462 3961) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 23.12.1 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	136% Outstanding	Lighting 167 Reflection 166 Parallax 379 136% 238 fps	MRender 277 Gravity 131 Splatting 198 163% 202 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 153%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
TOSHIBA-TR200 240GB 36,832 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFA12.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.6 67 148 12 31 33 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 443 Write 159 Mixed 336 SusWrite 50.2 54% 247 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 74.4 4K Mixed 33.6 133% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 265 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 9.2 82% 189 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 90%
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 534GB free Firmware: UH5100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 278 150 32 128 24 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 446 Write 366 Mixed 286 SusWrite 134 69% 308 MB/s	4K Read 10.1 4K Write 40.3 4K Mixed 15.3 56% 21.9 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 92.5 DQ Mixed 29.3 43% 80.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 58%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$37 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 455GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 167 167 166 166 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 176 Mixed 73.7 SusWrite 167 109% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1A2666C16 CMK8GX4M1D3000C16 16GB 71 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	MC Read 29 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 25.5 77% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 24 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 91.3 44% 91.3 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 102%

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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	144	23.8"	1280 720	MSI3BA4 MSI G241

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Gaming 64%

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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	2,464x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $145Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	757x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $120Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $195Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	659x
RTX 2060Nvidia $287Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	459x
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 $45Bench 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 $156	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $361	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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