MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics21.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171205
Uptime4 Days
Run DateMay 15 '19 at 00:55
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X-$131
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
71.4% Very good
Memory 70.7
1-Core 110
2-Core 225
74% 135 Pts
4-Core 388
8-Core 597
61% 493 Pts
64-Core 600
37% 600 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170
Gigabyte(1458 354E) 2GB
CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 397.93
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
21.7% Poor
Lighting 25.5
Reflection 24.3
Parallax 31.8
21% 27.2 fps
MRender 32.6
Gravity 29.4
Splatting 25.3
23% 29.1 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 21.7%
Great: 21%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD5000AZLX-00K4KA0 500GB
251GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 101 129 133 138 134 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
82.8% Excellent
Read 164
Write 153
Mixed 81
SusWrite 124
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1
200% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 104%
WD WD3200KS-00PFB0 320GB
90GB free
Firmware: 21.00M21
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 36 37 37 37 37 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
25.7% Poor
Read 52.5
Write 51
Mixed 41.5
SusWrite 36.5
34% 45.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 25.7%
Great: 36%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2400 C15 Series 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41.2% Average
MC Read 15
MC Write 13.7
MC Mixed 13
40% 13.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 14.1
SC Mixed 14.5
41% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 99.7
40% 99.7 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 1,146 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) - $150

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $444
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