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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics97.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive94.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210927
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 06 '21 at 00:30
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 19%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Memory 77.6
1-Core 121
2-Core 238
80% 145 Pts
4-Core 446
8-Core 720
72% 583 Pts
64-Core 967
60% 967 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Gigabyte(1458 3FD1) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3535 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 496.49
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
97.5% Outstanding
Lighting 124
Reflection 173
Parallax 119
101% 139 fps
MRender 138
Gravity 105
Splatting 95.8
90% 113 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 97.5%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB
300GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 411040WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 253 254 252 254 256 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
94.9% Outstanding
Read 472
Write 428
Mixed 278
SusWrite 256
80% 358 MB/s
4K Read 34.8
4K Write 75.8
4K Mixed 43.7
149% 51.4 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 252
DQ Mixed 245
202% 293 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 94.9%
Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
457GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 188 187 189 189 185 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 147
Mixed 86
SusWrite 185
107% 147 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 101%
Great: 113%
Generic Flash Disk 4GB
4GB free, PID 0023
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6 6.7 6 6.8 6.7 6 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
3.63% Terrible
Read 15.1
Write 2.7
Mixed 4.2
SusWrite 6.3
8% 7.07 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
1% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 3.63%
Great: 5%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
75.2% Very good
MC Read 28.9
MC Write 25.4
MC Mixed 25.8
76% 26.7 GB/s
SC Read 21.9
SC Write 26.9
SC Mixed 23.6
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 85
47% 85 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 64%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation
Workstation 60%
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Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $387
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