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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 144%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 160%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics153% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive349% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201126
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 24 '21 at 18:34
Run Duration216 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU 12%
Watch Gameplay: 3070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 9 3900 12-Core
AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
93.4% Outstanding
Memory 75.2
1-Core 153
2-Core 303
94% 177 Pts
4-Core 596
8-Core 1,118
102% 857 Pts
64-Core 1,973
122% 1,973 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 93.4%
Great: 96%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$488
Zotac(19DA 8617) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.13
Performing below potential (77th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
153% Outstanding
Lighting 224
Reflection 215
Parallax 205
183% 215 fps
MRender 200
Gravity 158
Splatting 138
132% 166 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 153%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
215GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2521 998 998 1017 1022 1046 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
349% Outstanding
Read 2,568
Write 2580
Mixed 2,397
SusWrite 1267
495% 2,203 MB/s
4K Read 78
4K Write 196
4K Mixed 109
362% 128 MB/s
DQ Read 1,401
DQ Write 1,110
DQ Mixed 1,208
917% 1,239 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 349%
Great: 410%
Amd-raid WDC WDS100T2G0A- 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: UH510000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 63 65 195 252 4.9 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
173% Outstanding
Read 459
Write 395
Mixed 250
SusWrite 139
229% 311 MB/s
4K Read 12.2
4K Write 5.7
4K Mixed 15.5
2,336% 11.1 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 173%
Great: 159%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
96.8% Outstanding
MC Read 38.7
MC Write 34.5
MC Mixed 35.1
103% 36.1 GB/s
SC Read 24.7
SC Write 19.8
SC Mixed 32.3
73% 25.6 GB/s
Latency 89.9
44% 89.9 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 98%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $386
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