MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics8.61% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive74.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181101
Uptime2 Days
Run DateJul 03 '19 at 17:57
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A10-9700 APU (2016 M.BR)
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
52.7% Above average
Memory 70
1-Core 66.5
2-Core 125
52% 87.1 Pts
4-Core 209
8-Core 196
28% 203 Pts
64-Core 201
12% 201 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 52.7%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
MSI(1462 7A38) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 19.6.1
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
8.61% Terrible
Lighting 10.6
Reflection 13.3
Parallax 13.6
9% 12.5 fps
MRender 9.19
Gravity 10.4
Splatting 11.3
8% 10.3 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 8.61%
Great: 8%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HFS512G39MND-3510A 512GB
266GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20400P00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 337 368 352 355 326 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
74.7% Very good
Read 429
Write 366
Mixed 335
SusWrite 347
83% 369 MB/s
4K Read 22.1
4K Write 44.1
4K Mixed 22.9
86% 29.7 MB/s
DQ Read 212
DQ Write 234
DQ Mixed 247
179% 231 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 100%
WD My Passport 0837 2TB
1.5TB free, PID 0837
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 89 89 88 89 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
38.5% Below average
Read 88.8
Write 90.2
Mixed 49.7
SusWrite 89
107% 79.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 38.5%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSEK.8FBD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
33.5% Below average
MC Read 14.3
MC Write 8.4
MC Mixed 13.7
35% 12.1 GB/s
SC Read 7.2
SC Write 5
SC Mixed 8.2
19% 6.8 GB/s
Latency 101
39% 101 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 33.5%
Great: 88%

 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 1,145 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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