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

Performance Results


Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	73.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	30.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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	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	5.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220318
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Apr 20 '24 at 13:56
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 5500-$80 3,830 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Memory 86.9 1-Core 154 2-Core 302 98% 181 Pts	4-Core 496 8-Core 926 85% 711 Pts	64-Core 1059 66% 1059 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C75A) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 551.61 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Lighting 94.4 Reflection 90.1 Parallax 83.4 77% 89.3 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 78.1 Splatting 67.2 68% 85.2 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP S700 250GB-$46 9,815 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0704A1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 52 19 42 56 45 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	30.5% Below average	Read 152 Write 231 Mixed 146 SusWrite 46.4 32% 144 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 19.3 4K Mixed 1.3 67% 18.9 MB/s	DQ Read 149 DQ Write 24.2 DQ Mixed 1 23% 58 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 98%
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75 52,084 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 788GB free Firmware: P2CR048 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1854 1807 1736 1827 1329 1181 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	257% Outstanding	Read 1,078 Write 1,772 Mixed 1,323 SusWrite 1,623 330% 1,449 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 66.7 228% 83.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,056 DQ Write 937 DQ Mixed 1,045 770% 1,013 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 257% Great: 299%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 621GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 172 170 175 177 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 86.4 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 174 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH16GX4M2Z4000C18 2x8GB 427 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 31 MC Mixed 32.2 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 30.8 SC Write 37.2 SC Mixed 32.2 95% 33.4 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 131%

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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	51	18	120	23.8"	1920 1080	DELA16C DELL S2421HGF

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Gaming 64%

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Desktop 86%

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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	2,453x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $145Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	756x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $110Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	454x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	653x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	456x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	401x

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	517x
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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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $388

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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