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

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 78% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	95.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	78.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

15 days ago, 14 days ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210514
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 23 '24 at 15:01
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 74.6 1-Core 138 2-Core 278 88% 164 Pts	4-Core 529 8-Core 799 82% 664 Pts	64-Core 1,002 62% 1,002 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% Asus(1043 04E2) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 24.3.1 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	95.2% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 191 Parallax 202 98% 171 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 138 Splatting 87.1 89% 112 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB 46,239 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 374 7.1 8.2 7.9 11 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Read 506 Write 448 Mixed 417 SusWrite 140 84% 378 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 94.8 4K Mixed 25.1 130% 50.4 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 36.8 90% 183 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 100%
Seagate BarraCuda Q1 SSD ZA960CV10001 960GB 1,479 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 894GB free Firmware: STWSN010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 438 453 459 460 458 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 371 Write 424 Mixed 372 SusWrite 452 92% 405 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 80.4 4K Mixed 38.7 138% 49.8 MB/s	DQ Read 249 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 190 163% 238 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 99%
WD Elements 10B8 1.5TB 2,049 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1TB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 81 81 82 84 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	33.6% Below average	Read 79.2 Write 60.4 Mixed 50 SusWrite 82.4 91% 68 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 70% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB 16,566 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.6% Very good	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 28.9 74% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 18 SC Mixed 26.8 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 91.4 44% 91.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 116%

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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	50	16	144	27"	1280 720	ACR0623 KG271U

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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	2,445x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $75Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	754x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $115Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	454x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $238Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	647x
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	452x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	399x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	193x
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	423x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	304x

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Total price: $384

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 $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) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16