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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.8% 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)
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200610
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '22 at 00:26
Run Duration	119 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	34%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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 3400G-$98 93,718 User benchmarks, average bench 68% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.15 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Memory 83.6 1-Core 125 2-Core 239 83% 149 Pts	4-Core 417 8-Core 623 65% 520 Pts	64-Core 629 39% 629 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 78%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 1C03) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 527.37 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.8% Above average	Lighting 70.2 Reflection 74.7 Parallax 68.8 57% 71.2 fps	MRender 67.9 Gravity 70.1 Splatting 67.7 56% 68.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 60%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics 47,368 User benchmarks, average bench 16% MSI(1462 7A38) 256MB Ram: 256MB, Driver: 21.10.2 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	17.5% Very poor	Lighting 22.8 Reflection 18 Parallax 32.5 19% 24.4 fps	MRender 14.8 Gravity 26.5 Splatting 16 15% 19.1 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 17.5% Great: 18%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: S3Z40107 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 442 Write 413 Mixed 17.6 64% 291 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.7 32% 8.3 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 100%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 64,984 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 78GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 157 162 148 164 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 166 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 156 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	MC Read 34.8 MC Write 32.2 MC Mixed 32.9 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 25.2 SC Write 38.8 SC Mixed 25.8 86% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 74.2 54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 110%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 60%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,438x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	753x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $151Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	453x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	646x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	449x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 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: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $380

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16