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

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	69.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	351% 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	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	7.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201126
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 15 '24 at 21:28
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (56^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 PRO 3600 6-Core 742 User benchmarks, average bench 85% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Memory 81.9 1-Core 137 2-Core 270 89% 163 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 826 82% 667 Pts	64-Core 1,039 64% 1,039 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Nvidia(10DE 13D3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	69.7% Good	Lighting 86.4 Reflection 87.7 Parallax 81.7 70% 85.3 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 77.2 Splatting 70.3 68% 85.7 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2289 2332 2363 1876 1488 1496 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	351% Outstanding	Read 2,312 Write 2,445 Mixed 1,860 SusWrite 1,974 484% 2,148 MB/s	4K Read 58.5 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 81.2 276% 99.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1304 DQ Write 1,043 DQ Mixed 1,116 851% 1,154 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 351% Great: 435%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 4GB free Firmware: S3501103 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 470 Write 415 Mixed 414 96% 433 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 8.3 4K Mixed 6.3 59% 15.1 MB/s	DQ Read 135 DQ Write 8.6 DQ Mixed 14.8 25% 52.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 98GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 128 129 127 128 128 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	Read 128 Write 125 Mixed 64.7 SusWrite 127 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 6.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 166 161 167 175 165 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 141 Write 150 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 166 90% 124 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 7 4K Mixed 0.8 302% 3.27 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X8GD3200C16K2E 2x8GB 6,228 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	MC Read 34 MC Write 23.4 MC Mixed 33.2 86% 30.2 GB/s	SC Read 24.6 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 30.7 75% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 74.6 54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 109%

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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	144	23.8"	1280 720	MSI3BA4 MSI G241

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Typical B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 7,764 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,447x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	755x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $115Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	454x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	651x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	452x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	399x

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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	425x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	304x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $388

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16