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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics55.4% 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 Drive81.3% 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201126
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateAug 06 '22 at 06:58
Run Duration164 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing as expected (59th 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 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Memory 86.3
1-Core 124
2-Core 250
85% 153 Pts
4-Core 469
8-Core 747
75% 608 Pts
64-Core 967
60% 967 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1436 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.6.1
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
55.4% Above average
Lighting 70
Reflection 66.1
Parallax 96.8
57% 77.6 fps
MRender 67.1
Gravity 80
Splatting 49.9
52% 65.7 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 55.4%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
ZTC-PCIEG3-128G 128GB
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0629A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 62 44 44 118 103 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
Read 938
Write 106
Mixed 43.2
SusWrite 69.7
61% 289 MB/s
4K Read 51.5
4K Write 68.3
4K Mixed 4.5
120% 41.4 MB/s
DQ Read 204
DQ Write 114
DQ Mixed 5.6
45% 108 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 157%
MB3000GCWDB 3TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: HPGE
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 149 149 150 150 149 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Read 156
Write 132
Mixed 89.6
SusWrite 149
97% 132 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1.2
224% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
126GB free
Firmware: HP64
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 66 68 68 69 67 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
39.5% Below average
Read 70.6
Write 17
Mixed 47.4
SusWrite 67
38% 50.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 39.5%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$36
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 41.1
MC Write 37.9
MC Mixed 33
107% 37.3 GB/s
SC Read 24.7
SC Write 38.5
SC Mixed 27.8
87% 30.3 GB/s
Latency 71
56% 71 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 103%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 7,743 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat

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

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