MSI B450M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics18.7% 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 Drive200% 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.
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 B450M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181106
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 12 '21 at 15:56
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
84% Excellent
Memory 79.5
1-Core 118
2-Core 238
80% 145 Pts
4-Core 476
8-Core 802
78% 639 Pts
64-Core 982
61% 982 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 6950-$290
Sapphire(174B 186B) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
18.7% Very poor
Lighting 24.2
Reflection 27.5
Parallax 23.5
20% 25.1 fps
MRender 22.7
Gravity 22.2
Splatting 17.8
17% 20.9 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 18.7%
Great: 21%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 951 876 837 800 757 687 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
200% Outstanding
Read 1,583
Write 1,169
Mixed 834
SusWrite 818
246% 1,101 MB/s
4K Read 43.7
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 54.7
191% 67.1 MB/s
DQ Read 895
DQ Write 356
DQ Mixed 434
372% 562 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 200%
Great: 283%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
2TB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 181 183 181 183 183 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 146
Mixed 84.1
SusWrite 182
110% 151 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 107%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D30BESBK.8FD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing below potential (95th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
107% Outstanding
MC Read 41.8
MC Write 40.6
MC Mixed 34.2
111% 38.9 GB/s
SC Read 27.6
SC Write 39.6
SC Mixed 31.8
94% 33 GB/s
Latency 81.6
49% 81.6 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 107%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 555 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $339
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