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

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	63.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	210% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	7.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210514
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 17 '21 at 16:02
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$84 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Memory 70.1 1-Core 140 2-Core 291 88% 167 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 835 82% 673 Pts	64-Core 1,040 64% 1,040 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Asus(1043 873A) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	63.4% Good	Lighting 84.9 Reflection 84.3 Parallax 78.7 69% 82.6 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 21.8 Splatting 63 52% 65.1 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 202GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 873 416 416 424 399 417 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	210% Outstanding	Read 1,486 Write 1,561 Mixed 1146 SusWrite 491 262% 1,171 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 69 235% 88.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,216 DQ Write 929 DQ Mixed 987 761% 1,044 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 210% Great: 237%
Samsung HM251HI 250GB-$50 910 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 96GB free Firmware: 2AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 74 73 74 74 74 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	39.8% Below average	Read 64.7 Write 34.3 Mixed 45.8 SusWrite 73.8 40% 54.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.4 81% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 47%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 750GB-$125 23,438 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 632GB free Firmware: JA2OA590 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 102 100 103 101 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 102 Write 96.6 Mixed 38.3 SusWrite 101 62% 84.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 57%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 390GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 92 92 93 93 94 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 91.8 Write 86.3 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 92.6 61% 82.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1 167% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 68%
Hitachi HTS542525K9SA00 250GB-$30 3,183 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 233GB free Firmware: BBFOC31P SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 55 55 56 55 56 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	31.9% Below average	Read 55.8 Write 48.4 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 55.1 35% 47.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 31%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$36 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.4% Good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 17.7 MC Mixed 25.2 66% 23.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 17.4 SC Mixed 23.2 56% 19.4 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 7: 1R 0G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
7%	4%	84	308	238	60	23.8"	1920 1080	AOC2402 24G2W1G5

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Typical B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 7,763 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 64%

Destroyer

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 60%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,447x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	755x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $115Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	454x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	651x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	452x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	399x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	193x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	175x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	135x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	516x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	425x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	304x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16