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

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	16.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	206% 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 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190828
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 28 '20 at 13:22
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X-$160 33,544 User benchmarks, average bench 82% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Memory 85.7 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 96% 178 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 881 92% 739 Pts	64-Core 885 55% 885 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 6870 25,443 User benchmarks, average bench 15% AMD(1002 00D0) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.3001.0 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	16.9% Very poor	Lighting 22.7 Reflection 15.6 Parallax 19.6 18% 19.3 fps	MRender 13 Gravity 15.5 Splatting 20.1 14% 16.2 fps
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 16.9% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 256GB 15,205 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 200GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1040 557 253 251 252 254 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	206% Outstanding	Read 1,314 Write 1,007 Mixed 1,068 SusWrite 434 214% 956 MB/s	4K Read 48.9 4K Write 203 4K Mixed 80.6 285% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 750 DQ Write 999 DQ Mixed 782 616% 844 MB/s
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 230%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 750GB-$55 4,103 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 626GB free Firmware: HP63 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 126 125 128 126 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 120 Write 69.8 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 126 70% 94.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 67%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 596GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 105 104 106 105 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 103 Write 99.8 Mixed 63.2 SusWrite 104 68% 92.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown SP008GXLZU320BSA 2x8GB 2,514 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	MC Read 40.1 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 36.8 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 26 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 34.8 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 71.5 56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 110%

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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	2,438x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	752x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $153Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	452x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	645x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	449x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	399x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	193x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	174x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	135x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	515x
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: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $382

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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