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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics99.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive69.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (73%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 22 '20 at 00:04
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 73%
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 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
92.7% Outstanding
Memory 79.2
1-Core 144
2-Core 293
92% 172 Pts
4-Core 570
8-Core 821
87% 696 Pts
64-Core 985
61% 985 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
Asus(1043 870E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
99.8% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 119
Parallax 132
99% 124 fps
MRender 172
Gravity 110
Splatting 98.7
100% 127 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 99.8%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SBAT128G1002 128GB
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2317002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 178 179 178 177 178 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
69.8% Good
Read 481
Write 177
Mixed 168
SusWrite 178
55% 251 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 14.2
111% 47 MB/s
DQ Read 172
DQ Write 179
DQ Mixed 77.6
85% 143 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 69%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
292GB free
Firmware: MS2OA8K0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 121 125 125 124 126 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
77.5% Very good
Read 146
Write 150
Mixed 20.2
SusWrite 124
79% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
128% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 107%
Seagate BUP Portable 4TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: 1707
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
19.7% Very poor
Read 25
Write 40.5
Mixed 37
SusWrite 42.1
27% 36.2 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 0.7
201% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 19.7%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CRC Kingston KHX2666C16/8G M378A1K43CB2-CRC Kingston KHX2666C16/8G 32GB
2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
80.3% Excellent
MC Read 33.7
MC Write 20.1
MC Mixed 32.5
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 23.1
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 31.4
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 81.9
49% 81.9 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 82%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming
Gaming 64%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat

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

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