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

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	58.9% 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	37.5% 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.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230629
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 10 '24 at 13:26
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (47^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-$140 179,588 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 (79^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Memory 80.8 1-Core 110 2-Core 225 77% 139 Pts	4-Core 370 8-Core 617 60% 494 Pts	64-Core 826 51% 826 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$209 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Nvidia(10DE 1366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 552.44 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	58.9% Above average	Lighting 87.7 Reflection 88.8 Parallax 77.2 72% 84.6 fps	MRender 66.4 Gravity 77.9 Splatting 0.3 35% 48.2 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$27 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 165GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 277 95 23 73 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 482 Write 416 Mixed 12.5 SusWrite 151 59% 266 MB/s	4K Read 19.7 4K Write 6.4 4K Mixed 0.3 34% 8.8 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 92%
CT500P3SSD8 500GB 13,020 User benchmarks, average bench 198% 217GB free Firmware: P9CR30A SusWrite @10s intervals: 1780 1778 1797 1678 65 185 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	190% Outstanding	Read 1,414 Write 1,804 Mixed 1,563 SusWrite 1,214 339% 1,499 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 59.8 4K Mixed 43.1 139% 45.8 MB/s	DQ Read 423 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 370 275% 367 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 190% 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 @ 2933 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 17.7 MC Mixed 15.9 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 17.8 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 81.1 49% 81.1 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 53.5% 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	56	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 $78Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,473x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $140Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	763x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $120Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	459x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $195Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	666x
RTX 2060Nvidia $271Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	461x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	401x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	196x
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	518x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	431x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	305x

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