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

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 122% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	127% 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 Drive	59.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	2.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210927
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 10 '22 at 13:54
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	IRQ-User
Background CPU	40%

PC Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X-$370 197,342 User benchmarks, average bench 88% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Memory 65.2 1-Core 138 2-Core 265 83% 156 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 1,004 92% 772 Pts	64-Core 2,169 134% 2,169 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 6,258 User benchmarks, average bench 127% Nvidia(10DE 2414) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.59 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 175 Reflection 172 Parallax 161 143% 169 fps	MRender 187 Gravity 135 Splatting 118 117% 147 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
NT-256 256GB 1,342 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 184GB free (System drive) Firmware: H190117D SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 198 197 195 190 195 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 404 Write 198 Mixed 232 SusWrite 192 57% 256 MB/s	4K Read 19.7 4K Write 51 4K Mixed 26.2 90% 32.3 MB/s	DQ Read 81.5 DQ Write 88.1 DQ Mixed 113 77% 94.2 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 639GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 160 160 163 159 161 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Read 126 Write 159 Mixed 96.3 SusWrite 161 100% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 109%
StoreJet 2TB 416 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	14.5% Very poor	Read 38.9 Write 12.5 Mixed 16.2 SusWrite 11.6 15% 19.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.2 55% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 14.5% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMG16GX4M2E3200C16 1x8GB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	35.6% Below average	MC Read 13 MC Write 12.2 MC Mixed 11.8 35% 12.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 11.8 SC Mixed 9.6 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 113 35% 113 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 56%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 47: 3R 8G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
47%	25%	76	109	6	60	21.5"	1920 1080	ACI22C3 ASUS VP228

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Gaming 64%

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Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 60%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $78Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,469x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $140Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	763x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $120Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	459x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $195Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	664x
RTX 2060Nvidia $271Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	461x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	401x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	196x
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	518x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	431x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	305x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $337

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