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

Performance Results


Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 121% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	129% 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	189% 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	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220726
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '22 at 21:13
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$119 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 169 2-Core 322 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 625 8-Core 900 95% 763 Pts	64-Core 1123 70% 1123 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Gigabyte(1458 4097) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	129% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 176 Parallax 161 145% 172 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 137 Splatting 118 118% 148 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
512gb NVME EVM 512GB 189 User benchmarks, average bench 174% 154GB free (System drive) Firmware: V0513A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1317 1319 565 181 162 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	189% Outstanding	Read 1,533 Write 1,337 Mixed 1,062 SusWrite 619 254% 1,138 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 31.8 208% 86.8 MB/s	DQ Read 400 DQ Write 956 DQ Mixed 388 379% 581 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 189% Great: 255%
WD Green 2.5 480GB 1,203 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 447GB free Firmware: 42051100 SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 394 196 195 200 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 458 Write 459 Mixed 406 SusWrite 271 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 67 4K Mixed 39.6 131% 45.4 MB/s	DQ Read 216 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 68.5 80% 141 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 86%
CHINGMX240B 240GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 108GB free Firmware: T1130A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 431 430 428 427 427 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 430 Mixed 354 SusWrite 429 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 28.8 137% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 209 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 40.8 95% 194 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 98%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 539GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 151 151 152 151 152 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Read 163 Write 168 Mixed 68.8 SusWrite 151 100% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB 52,667 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 22.7 MC Mixed 33.5 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 30.9 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 35 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 61.9 65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 103%

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Gaming 64%

Destroyer

Desktop 86%

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Workstation 60%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,443x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	754x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $119Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	454x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $238Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	646x
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	451x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 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: $384

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16