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

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	55.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	118% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210412
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 21 '21 at 11:02
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 5600X-$152 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 90.5 1-Core 147 2-Core 294 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 525 8-Core 837 84% 681 Pts	64-Core 1,014 63% 1,014 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1575 MHz, MLim: 1940 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Lighting 68.4 Reflection 76.4 Parallax 69.7 56% 71.5 fps	MRender 76.6 Gravity 69.8 Splatting 60.7 56% 69 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 188GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 385 291 254 213 199 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 472 Mixed 407 SusWrite 305 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 60.5 203% 72.4 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 371 279% 372 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 134%
Sandisk S064G 63GB 2,842 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 58GB free Firmware: 3.1.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 186 184 185 180 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	47.5% Average	Read 456 Write 190 Mixed 152 SusWrite 184 54% 246 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 17.9 4K Mixed 13.8 56% 16.8 MB/s	DQ Read 32.5 DQ Write 18.9 DQ Mixed 19.8 16% 23.7 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 47%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 417GB free Firmware: M3CR032 SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 479 480 479 434 416 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 476 Mixed 414 SusWrite 461 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 56.4 191% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 364 DQ Mixed 291 241% 346 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 125%
Seagate ST1000DL003 HD103SI 1TB 115 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 633GB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 113 116 115 115 115 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	64% Good	Read 108 Write 124 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 115 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 149% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 81%

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 @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 35.3 94% 32.7 GB/s	SC Read 29.2 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 36.3 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 92.5% 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 68: 10R 4G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
68%	43%	47	324	256	144	24.5"	1280 720	HPN3425 OMEN by HP 25

History: Score 0: 0R 0G 0B | Score 68: 10R 4G 6B

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 60%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,438x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	753x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $152Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	453x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	646x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	449x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	399x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	193x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	174x
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	423x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	304x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $387

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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