MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 63.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics75.1% 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 Drive81.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190202
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateApr 27 '21 at 10:08
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU4%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700-$195
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
63.6% Good
Memory 70.2
1-Core 102
2-Core 184
67% 119 Pts
4-Core 307
8-Core 569
52% 438 Pts
64-Core 1,066
66% 1,066 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 63.6%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240
Asus(1043 872A) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3503 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.11
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
75.1% Very good
Lighting 95.2
Reflection 89.4
Parallax 83.6
78% 89.4 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 80
Splatting 72
70% 88.3 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
20GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 166 162 163 160 160 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Read 491
Write 171
Mixed 212
SusWrite 168
57% 261 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 77.1
4K Mixed 32.8
129% 46.9 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 188
DQ Mixed 221
181% 263 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 128%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
678GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 156 155 153 156 157 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 144
Mixed 91.5
SusWrite 155
103% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
241% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (70th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.1% Very good
MC Read 28.9
MC Write 27.2
MC Mixed 26.3
78% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 20.8
SC Write 27.7
SC Mixed 22.1
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 101
40% 101 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 1,141 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Outstanding Total price: $439
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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