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

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	65.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	91% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20231026
Uptime	10.5 Days
Run Date	Apr 27 '24 at 12:41
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (53^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 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Memory 82.7 1-Core 130 2-Core 268 87% 160 Pts	4-Core 495 8-Core 755 77% 625 Pts	64-Core 1,006 62% 1,006 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Asus Radeon RX 5700 XT 2,287 User benchmarks, average bench 96% ASRock(1849 5125) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 24.2.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	65.1% Good	Lighting 84 Reflection 122 Parallax 152 68% 119 fps	MRender 71.5 Gravity 91.4 Splatting 57.5 59% 73.5 fps
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 103%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT500P3SSD8 500GB 13,020 User benchmarks, average bench 198% 166GB free (System drive) Firmware: P9CR30A SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 49 49 109 228 59 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 305 Write 14.7 Mixed 25.6 SusWrite 90.5 23% 109 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 32.1 4K Mixed 76.6 121% 37.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,255 DQ Write 69.2 DQ Mixed 78.9 204% 468 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 305%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB 39,407 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 650GB free Firmware: SC12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 145 146 149 157 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 161 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 152 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X8GD3600C18K2D 2x8GB 3,183 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 36.3 95% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 24.5 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 31.6 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 76.2 52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 122%

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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%	24	191	14	165	27"	2560 1377	HKC2736 27E3Q

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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	755x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $115Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	454x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $238Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	648x
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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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $385

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) $32	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