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

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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.
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 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	109% 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	148% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 months ago, 3 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20231026
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '24 at 10:38
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing below expectations (38^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 3600-$84 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Memory 78.7 1-Core 140 2-Core 279 90% 166 Pts	4-Core 534 8-Core 857 85% 695 Pts	64-Core 1,055 65% 1,055 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gainward(10B0 1B06) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 551.23 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	109% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 192 Parallax 184 107% 169 fps	MRender 136 Gravity 180 Splatting 126 119% 147 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB 36,473 User benchmarks, average bench 198% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 559 400 497 380 331 362 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	148% Outstanding	Read 722 Write 853 Mixed 511 SusWrite 421 141% 627 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 54.7 181% 67.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,029 DQ Write 645 DQ Mixed 454 442% 709 MB/s
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 262%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 133GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 98 97 98 97 93 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 96.9 Write 98.6 Mixed 62.9 SusWrite 96.7 65% 88.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 103GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 93 94 93 94 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	Read 89.3 Write 64.5 Mixed 61.6 SusWrite 93.6 57% 77.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 306GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 146 146 147 146 147 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Read 142 Write 100 Mixed 83.1 SusWrite 144 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 112%
TOSHIBA STOR.E ALU 2S 1TB 946 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 345GB free, PID 0b1a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 84 84 84 83 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	31.2% Below average	Read 80.2 Write 66 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 83.4 83% 63.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 29% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 54,651 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	86.3% Excellent	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 23.7 MC Mixed 33.8 89% 31 GB/s	SC Read 24.6 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 34 77% 26.9 GB/s	Latency 83.9 48% 83.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 118%

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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	47	11	144	23.8"	1280 720	AUS2421 ASUS VG249

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Workstation 60%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,450x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	756x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $110Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	454x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $238Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	653x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	455x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	400x

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	516x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	426x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	305x

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Total price: $386

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