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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 77%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	71.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 22 '24 at 20:45
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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 3400G-$98 93,718 User benchmarks, average bench 68% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	77% Very good	Memory 75.1 1-Core 122 2-Core 230 79% 142 Pts	4-Core 425 8-Core 620 65% 523 Pts	64-Core 619 38% 619 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Asus(1043 872A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	71.4% Very good	Lighting 89.5 Reflection 86.9 Parallax 80.9 73% 85.8 fps	MRender 104 Gravity 80.5 Splatting 71.7 68% 85.6 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 0GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1Z40102 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 447 Write 408 Mixed 27.5 64% 294 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 15.4 4K Mixed 0.5 49% 14.2 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 0.4 60% 146 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 714GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 162 134 166 167 169 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 122 Mixed 76.9 SusWrite 156 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.4 98% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CM4X8GD3000C16K4D CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 16GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2933, 2933 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	84% Excellent	MC Read 31.5 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 29.6 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 23.9 SC Write 32 SC Mixed 26.3 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 97.5 41% 97.5 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 95%

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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	70	58	165	27"	1280 720	SAM71DC LS27AG32x

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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 $129Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	454x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 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: $387

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) $37	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