MSI B450M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics88.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180806
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 10 '19 at 22:34
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
81% Excellent
Memory 78.6
1-Core 116
2-Core 227
78% 140 Pts
4-Core 448
8-Core 668
69% 558 Pts
64-Core 913
56% 913 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 81%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
EVGA(3842 2061) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing below potential (43rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
88.5% Excellent
Lighting 113
Reflection 109
Parallax 114
92% 112 fps
MRender 132
Gravity 94.5
Splatting 80
81% 102 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 97%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
AMD T00 StoreMI 1.5TB
534GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 74 76 67 77 56 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
39.8% Below average
Read 69.7
Write 75
Mixed 43.7
SusWrite 68.8
47% 64.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.5
103% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 39.8%
Great: 105%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT8G4DFS824A.C8FDD1 Micron 8ATF1G64AZ-2G3E1 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
88.9% Excellent
MC Read 34.3
MC Write 33.1
MC Mixed 29.2
92% 32.2 GB/s
SC Read 22.8
SC Write 31.9
SC Mixed 25.3
76% 26.7 GB/s
Latency 83.2
48% 83.2 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 555 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $378
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