MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	61.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	3.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181101
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 30 '19 at 16:17
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G-$104 181,631 User benchmarks, average bench 60% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Memory 84.5 1-Core 109 2-Core 214 77% 136 Pts	4-Core 450 8-Core 451 60% 450 Pts	64-Core 432 27% 432 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega 8 (Ryzen iGPU) 85,536 User benchmarks, average bench 10% MSI(1462 7A38) 2GB Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.5.2 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 7% Great: 11%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 98 62 133 25 139 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 393 Write 131 Mixed 176 SusWrite 97.8 44% 200 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 74.3 4K Mixed 26.2 109% 41.4 MB/s	DQ Read 152 DQ Write 142 DQ Mixed 99.4 88% 131 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 85%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 373GB free Firmware: UG5100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 40 39 268 205 216 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Read 451 Write 389 Mixed 299 SusWrite 178 74% 329 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 41.9 4K Mixed 18.7 80% 27.5 MB/s	DQ Read 54.5 DQ Write 90.9 DQ Mixed 45.4 42% 63.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 61%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0708 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 110 109 121 121 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Read 69.5 Write 114 Mixed 89 SusWrite 116 72% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.7 194% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x4GB 16,490 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	MC Read 35.3 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 34.5 102% 35.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 38.3 SC Mixed 26.5 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 98%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 28%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 26%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	255x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	92x
Ryzen 3 1200AMD $100Bench 57%, 83,528 samples	81x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	141x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	135x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	66x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	31x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	28x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	28x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	44x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	44x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	24x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $444

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16