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

Performance Results


Gaming 74% Battleship	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	73.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	217% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	22.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20201126
Uptime	4.8 Days
Run Date	Mar 20 '24 at 13:00
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 88.3 1-Core 123 2-Core 259 87% 157 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 830 82% 672 Pts	64-Core 1,050 65% 1,050 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C758) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 551.23 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Lighting 91.9 Reflection 92 Parallax 93.8 75% 92.6 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 81.1 Splatting 72.2 71% 89.3 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team TM8FP6512G 512GB 6,771 User benchmarks, average bench 195% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: V2.11.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1441 1036 514 517 517 516 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	217% Outstanding	Read 1,926 Write 1415 Mixed 1,005 SusWrite 757 284% 1,276 MB/s	4K Read 51.6 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 43.1 220% 86.3 MB/s	DQ Read 500 DQ Write 766 DQ Mixed 61.5 207% 443 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 270%
G-drive SSD 1TB 275 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 755GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 188 186 236 242 344 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	Read 309 Write 355 Mixed 151 SusWrite 255 60% 268 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 38.9 4K Mixed 33.8 110% 34.5 MB/s	DQ Read 175 DQ Write 200 DQ Mixed 69.6 85% 148 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 89%
Samsung 870 EVO 2TB-$178 31,076 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 629GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 488 488 477 475 458 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 493 Mixed 458 SusWrite 479 110% 486 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 65.2 215% 74.6 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 363 DQ Mixed 374 281% 375 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 136%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G36C16U4B.M8FE1 BL8G36C16U4W.M8FE1 BL8G36C16U4B.M8FE1 BL8G36C16U4W.M8FE1 32GB 113 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 3600, 3600, 3600, 3600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	99.1% Outstanding	MC Read 41.5 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 39.2 102% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 27.7 SC Write 26.6 SC Mixed 34.9 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 73.2 55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 128%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 22: 0P 2R 3G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
22%	23%	35	215	57	60	27.9"	1280 720	AUS28B1 ASUS VP28U

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Gaming 64%

Destroyer

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 60%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,438x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	753x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $144Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	453x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	646x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	449x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 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 $45Bench 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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16