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

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	15.9% 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 Drive	50.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH PLUS (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190107
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '19 at 17:37
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$150 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Memory 89.2 1-Core 122 2-Core 245 85% 152 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 800 79% 646 Pts	64-Core 1,012 63% 1,012 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Asus(1043 85F5) 2GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	15.9% Very poor	Lighting 19.8 Reflection 15.8 Parallax 19 16% 18.2 fps	MRender 15.6 Gravity 18.9 Splatting 21 15% 18.5 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.9% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 139 142 141 140 116 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 350 Write 138 Mixed 159 SusWrite 149 44% 199 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 36.8 4K Mixed 20.4 85% 27.8 MB/s	DQ Read 33.7 DQ Write 35.7 DQ Mixed 32.6 25% 34 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 85%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 402GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 488 490 483 481 474 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 491 Mixed 409 SusWrite 483 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 61.6 205% 71.5 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 370 279% 372 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 134%
WDC WD10 JPVX-22JC3T0 1TB 91 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 444GB free, PID 0621 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 98 100 100 100 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	43.9% Average	Read 105 Write 102 Mixed 52 SusWrite 100 119% 89.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 107% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 45%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 8GB-$7 16,591 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 6GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5 5.2 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.7 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	22.9% Poor	Read 131 Write 2.8 Mixed 5.7 SusWrite 5.3 27% 36.2 MB/s	4K Read 11.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 43% 3.9 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 22.9% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$45 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3400 MHz clocked @ 1700 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 46.4 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 35.7 117% 40.9 GB/s	SC Read 26.4 SC Write 43.3 SC Mixed 29.6 95% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 104%

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Gaming 44%

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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 $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	162x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $189Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	102x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	145x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 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 $293	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16