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

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	67.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	35.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 days ago, 15 days ago, 15 days ago, 13 days ago, 13 days ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230629
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 08 '24 at 04:13
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing as expected (50^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 2600-$145 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	75.5% Very good	Memory 76.6 1-Core 110 2-Core 212 74% 133 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 582 61% 492 Pts	64-Core 827 51% 827 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$200 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Nvidia(10DE 1366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	67.8% Good	Lighting 88.8 Reflection 88.9 Parallax 66.4 72% 81.4 fps	MRender 66.5 Gravity 78.8 Splatting 70.6 59% 72 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$28 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 180GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 79 123 57 107 130 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	35.6% Below average	Read 481 Write 416 Mixed 9.2 SusWrite 143 58% 262 MB/s	4K Read 11.3 4K Write 5.8 4K Mixed 4.7 26% 7.27 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 92%
CT500P3SSD8 500GB 13,020 User benchmarks, average bench 198% 300GB free Firmware: P9CR30A SusWrite @10s intervals: 1702 1740 1771 1766 136 390 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	229% Outstanding	Read 1,451 Write 1,808 Mixed 1,477 SusWrite 1,251 338% 1,497 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 98.2 4K Mixed 61.3 195% 67.4 MB/s	DQ Read 945 DQ Write 550 DQ Mixed 765 565% 753 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 229% Great: 305%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3000 1x8GB 15,335 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	44.3% Average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 12.5 MC Mixed 14.5 43% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 15.2 SC Mixed 15.5 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 86.6 46% 86.6 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 58%

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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	68	55	75	21.7"	1280 720	GSM5B55 LG FULL HD

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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 $88Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,456x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $145Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	756x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $110Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	455x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $238Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	655x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	426x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	305x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $390

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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