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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics70.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive31% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200610
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateOct 26 '22 at 12:48
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 34%
Watch Gameplay: 1660 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Memory 81.5
1-Core 132
2-Core 256
86% 157 Pts
4-Core 478
8-Core 802
78% 640 Pts
64-Core 1,026
64% 1,026 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
Zotac(19DA 3543) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 522.25
Performing below potential (74th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
70.2% Very good
Lighting 92.4
Reflection 127
Parallax 77.2
75% 98.7 fps
MRender 65.9
Gravity 81
Splatting 73.1
60% 73.3 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Twinmos T56 256GB
101GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R083
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 295 4.3 6.9 58 4.7 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
31% Below average
Read 417
Write 364
Mixed 10
SusWrite 77.8
48% 217 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 5.9
4K Mixed 0.4
36% 9.2 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 31%
Great: 67%
Toshiba MQ04ABF1 1TB
61GB free
Firmware: JU00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 81 88 96 94 95 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
46.7% Average
Read 70.1
Write 87.7
Mixed 21.2
SusWrite 91.8
49% 67.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 0.1
100% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 46.7%
Great: 82%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
264GB free
Firmware: MS1O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 146 169 174 172 176 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
99.4% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 157
Mixed 43.7
SusWrite 168
99% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.5
127% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 99.4%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
MC Read 35.9
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 35.1
90% 31.7 GB/s
SC Read 25.4
SC Write 24
SC Mixed 34
79% 27.8 GB/s
Latency 77.8
51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 110%

 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 7,742 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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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