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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive19.9% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 x 65536 colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20190723
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 12 '20 at 18:59
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Memory 81.9
1-Core 128
2-Core 240
84% 150 Pts
4-Core 460
8-Core 749
74% 604 Pts
64-Core 995
62% 995 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 86%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Citrix Virtual Hard Disk 42GB
4GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 53 53 53 54 43 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
19.9% Very poor
Read 51.3
Write 52.3
Mixed 53.5
SusWrite 51.5
12% 52.2 MB/s
4K Read 14
4K Write 13.7
4K Mixed 13.1
45% 13.6 MB/s
DQ Read 14
DQ Write 14.3
DQ Mixed 14.2
11% 14.2 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 19.9%
Great: 57%
Okstor iStorage 814GB
493GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.3 3.2 3.6 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
19% Very poor
Read 59.5
Write 4.5
Mixed 5.3
SusWrite 3.1
4% 18.1 MB/s
4K Read 13.3
4K Write 13.8
4K Mixed 12.5
44% 13.2 MB/s
DQ Read 34.8
DQ Write 97.1
DQ Mixed 42.1
39% 58 MB/s
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
51% Above average
MC Read 19
MC Write 17.5
MC Mixed 15
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 18.4
SC Mixed 16.6
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 77.2
52% 77.2 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 51%
Great: 52%

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

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