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

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	98.9% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 months ago, 2 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210514
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 26 '24 at 18:35
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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-$133 14,368 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Memory 71 1-Core 144 2-Core 261 86% 159 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 858 81% 670 Pts	64-Core 1,074 66% 1,074 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$255 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 407B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 546.65 Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.9% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 116 Parallax 127 104% 124 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 107 Splatting 92.1 90% 112 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 90GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 302 311 107 68 67 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	55.9% Above average	Read 318 Write 298 Mixed 259 SusWrite 194 60% 268 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 32 4K Mixed 25.1 83% 26.5 MB/s	DQ Read 156 DQ Write 87.6 DQ Mixed 62.9 63% 102 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 102%
Asmt 2115 240GB 296 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 136GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 153 124 106 123 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 358 Write 319 Mixed 314 SusWrite 149 64% 285 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 41.4 4K Mixed 23 91% 30.3 MB/s	DQ Read 157 DQ Write 158 DQ Mixed 41.2 63% 119 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 66%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 694GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 136 133 158 166 164 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 184 Mixed 67.6 SusWrite 144 105% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3200 2x8GB 87,891 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	86.3% Excellent	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 30 MC Mixed 29.8 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 32.8 SC Mixed 25.1 77% 26.8 GB/s	Latency 94.8 42% 94.8 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 112%

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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	52	22	144	24"	1280 720	GSM5B72 LG ULTRAGEAR

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Typical B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 7,743 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 64%

Destroyer

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 60%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,440x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	753x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $119Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	454x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $239Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	646x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	450x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	399x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	193x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	174x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	135x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	516x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	423x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	304x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $386

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16