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

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 72.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	4.75% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	65.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH PLUS (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190830
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '19 at 22:46
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Memory 76.7 1-Core 93.1 2-Core 186 68% 118 Pts	4-Core 368 8-Core 680 63% 524 Pts	64-Core 944 58% 944 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5570 12,172 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Sapphire(174B E142) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	4.75% Terrible	Lighting 6.07 Reflection 6.73 Parallax 5.06 5% 5.95 fps	MRender 5.62 Gravity 4.4 Splatting 5.87 4% 5.3 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.75% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$30 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 2.5 146 55 55 53 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 385 Write 362 Mixed 278 SusWrite 77.7 62% 276 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 80.1 4K Mixed 24.7 117% 44.4 MB/s	DQ Read 161 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 130 131% 206 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 85%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 115GB free Firmware: S1Z40102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 439 238 74 91 56 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	71.6% Very good	Read 491 Write 426 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 225 65% 292 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 16.6 4K Mixed 22.2 84% 23.2 MB/s	DQ Read 221 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 1.2 81% 191 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 154 Write 196 Mixed 76 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 245% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 14GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	23.8% Poor	Read 118 Write 19.5 Mixed 23.7 SusWrite 13.5 42% 43.7 MB/s	4K Read 12.1 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.4 69% 4.27 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 23.8% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D32AESB.M16FE 1x16GB 798 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.5% Average	MC Read 15 MC Write 12.3 MC Mixed 13.4 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 15.1 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 86.9 46% 86.9 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 64%

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

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Typical B450M PRO-VDH PLUS (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 1,175 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 44%

Speed boat

Desktop 79%

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Workstation 40%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	415x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	162x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	102x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	145x
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	104x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	65x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	42x
TOSHIBA-TR200 480GBBench 78%, 11,560 samples	33x
SU630 240GBAdataBench 64%, 60,212 samples	30x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	158x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 82%, 52,667 samples	59x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	29x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $344

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16