MSI B450M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	42.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210204
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Apr 15 '24 at 01:27
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 90.3 1-Core 141 2-Core 282 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 563 8-Core 931 91% 747 Pts	64-Core 1,130 70% 1,130 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 9.6 55 56 20 7.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 301 Write 103 Mixed 95.8 SusWrite 53.3 30% 138 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 44.7 4K Mixed 20.5 80% 28.2 MB/s	DQ Read 57.9 DQ Write 85.6 DQ Mixed 98.7 67% 80.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 85%
Kingston SUV300S37A240G 240GB 5,323 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 288GB free Firmware: SAFM12.G SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 117 155 156 156 154 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 497 Mixed 370 SusWrite 200 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 95 4K Mixed 39.4 146% 54.9 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 371 DQ Mixed 185 184% 293 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 92%
Adata SX8100NP 256GB 1,828 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 26GB free Firmware: VB411D45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 10 49 74 73 58 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 379 Write 416 Mixed 156 SusWrite 86.4 58% 260 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 77.1 165% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 731 DQ Write 272 DQ Mixed 226 240% 410 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 274%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 357GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 100 99 101 98 98 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 110 Write 104 Mixed 62.8 SusWrite 98.7 69% 93.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 88%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB 39,407 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 151GB free Firmware: SC12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 145 144 146 144 143 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 166 Write 166 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 144 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G36C16U4R.M8FE1 2x8GB 2,498 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 37.8 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 26.5 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 37 86% 30.1 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 117%

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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	69	57	144	0"	1280 720

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Gaming 44%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 41%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	245x
Ryzen 5 2400GAMD $135Bench 63%, 127,344 samples	44x
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	37x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	85x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	46x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	45x

SSD
MX500 500GBCrucial $45Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	30x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	23x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	19x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	79x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	21x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	17x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $361

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