MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.76% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	48% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180126
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Mar 26 '18 at 18:37
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	34%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G-$104 181,631 User benchmarks, average bench 60% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Memory 62.6 1-Core 57.1 2-Core 135 49% 84.8 Pts	4-Core 430 8-Core 433 58% 432 Pts	64-Core 432 27% 432 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6450 32,407 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Sapphire(174B E164) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	1.76% Terrible	Lighting 2.33 Reflection 2.27 Parallax 1.97 2% 2.19 fps	MRender 1.81 Gravity 1.57 Splatting 1.96 2% 1.78 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.76% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z22000RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 158 100 158 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 672 (A6) Unknown 100 100 421 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 475 (A9) Unknown 100 100 34 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 453 (AE) Unknown 100 100 53 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 67 100 201863462945 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 19035 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 15 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 43887 (F1) Unknown 253 253 1798 (F2) Unknown 253 253 2393	48% Average	Read 461 Write 202 Mixed 285 70% 316 MB/s	4K Read 17.6 4K Write 39.1 4K Mixed 3.29 52% 20 MB/s	DQ Read 57.1 DQ Write 78.9 DQ Mixed 3.5 21% 46.5 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 78%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 213GB free Firmware: CC38 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 111820946 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3541 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 69 60 7398261 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1031 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 742 (B7) Unknown 1 1 24604 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 98 30065229837 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 60 471007260 (C2) HDA temperature 28 40 64424509468 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 33 21 111820946 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 191 35482 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -12511239730499 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1597929299 (F2) Unknown 100 253 3017808973	44.8% Average	Read 80.4 Write 75.5 Mixed 87.9 62% 81.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.57 4K Mixed 0.3 81% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 70%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 99GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 181 177 1908 (04) Start/Stop count 89 89 11945 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 6489 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1410 (BF) G-sense error rate 97 97 3 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 878 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 195 195 16943 (C2) HDA temperature 123 104 24 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	36.6% Below average	Read 64.3 Write 62.8 Mixed 64 48% 63.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.45 4K Write 1.85 4K Mixed 0.23 79% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT16G4DFD8213.C16FH1 1x16GB 587 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (94^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.1% Average	MC Read 15 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 13.9 42% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 14.4 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 120 33% 120 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 42%

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Gaming 28%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 26%

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Motherboard: MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) - $150

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	255x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	92x
Ryzen 3 1200AMD $100Bench 57%, 83,528 samples	81x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	141x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	135x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	66x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	31x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	28x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	28x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	44x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	44x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	24x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $444

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16