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

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	45.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	239% 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.

Run History

4 months ago, 13 days ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	2.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200610
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 24 '24 at 06:14
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Memory 87 1-Core 135 2-Core 270 90% 164 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 821 81% 662 Pts	64-Core 1082 67% 1082 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 552.12 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.8% Average	Lighting 54.1 Reflection 85.2 Parallax 49.6 44% 63 fps	MRender 68.3 Gravity 61.3 Splatting 53.8 49% 61.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$75 92,081 User benchmarks, average bench 224% 192GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1943 462 242 262 260 221 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 1786 Write 2,068 Mixed 1,689 SusWrite 565 343% 1,527 MB/s	4K Read 60.8 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 84.5 283% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,116 DQ Write 888 DQ Mixed 987 743% 997 MB/s
Poor: 144% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 295%
Team T253E2001T 1TB 971 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 319GB free Firmware: S1230A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 449 449 448 451 450 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 440 Mixed 418 SusWrite 451 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 31.8 141% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 206 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 49.2 101% 199 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%
Adata SU650 120GB-$14 42,288 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 39GB free Firmware: V8X03c01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 392 394 394 390 390 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Read 246 Write 256 Mixed 241 SusWrite 391 64% 283 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 98 4K Mixed 35.8 138% 53.5 MB/s	DQ Read 81.2 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 121 103% 145 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KD48GU880-36A180B 2x8GB 149 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 36.7 95% 33.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 34.7 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 102%

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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	30	27.5"	1280 720	SAM0C4E U28E590

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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 $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,445x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 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	451x
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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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $384

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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 $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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16