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

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	26.8% 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 Drive	45.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH PLUS (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190306
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 08 '21 at 03:25
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	42%

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PC Performing as expected (44^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 2600X-$120 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Memory 75.8 1-Core 119 2-Core 236 79% 144 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 688 68% 555 Pts	64-Core 923 57% 923 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% EVGA(3842 2060) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.11 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.8% Poor	Lighting 0.1 Reflection 91 Parallax 97.2 0% 62.8 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 90.5 Splatting 82.1 78% 98.4 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 26.8% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte SSD 240GB-$30 20,238 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 7 128 37 55 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	45.4% Average	Read 288 Write 103 Mixed 103 SusWrite 58.6 30% 138 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 40 4K Mixed 25.3 87% 29.1 MB/s	DQ Read 60.6 DQ Write 87.6 DQ Mixed 125 80% 91.1 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 378GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 144 128 141 125 139 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	Read 111 Write 142 Mixed 67.9 SusWrite 136 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2666 C16 Series 2x8GB 7,618 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	81% Excellent	MC Read 32.2 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 28.3 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 27.9 SC Mixed 25 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 88.8 45% 88.8 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 94%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	77	5	144	24"	1920 1080	AOC246A 2460G4

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Gaming 44%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 40%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	415x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	162x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	102x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	145x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	103x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	65x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	41x
TOSHIBA-TR200 480GBBench 78%, 11,560 samples	33x
SU630 240GBAdataBench 64%, 60,212 samples	30x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	158x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 82%, 52,667 samples	59x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	29x

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Total price: $349

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16