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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics54.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive128% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191029
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 01 '19 at 00:40
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 40%
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 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Memory 80.2
1-Core 121
2-Core 239
81% 147 Pts
4-Core 450
8-Core 689
70% 569 Pts
64-Core 948
59% 948 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.11.3
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
54.9% Above average
Lighting 68.4
Reflection 71.5
Parallax 96.1
56% 78.7 fps
MRender 71.2
Gravity 69.3
Splatting 58.2
53% 66.2 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 54.9%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
432GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 485 489 488 380 365 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
128% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 489
Mixed 453
SusWrite 448
107% 476 MB/s
4K Read 46
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 61.8
204% 70.7 MB/s
DQ Read 389
DQ Write 362
DQ Mixed 372
280% 375 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 128%
Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 84 93 77 75 89 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
30.8% Below average
Read 25.8
Write 30.2
Mixed 11.5
SusWrite 81
27% 37.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.1
65% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 30.8%
Great: 114%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA632 1TB-$109
173GB free
Firmware: JP4OA41A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 73 75 77 76 76 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
55.9% Above average
Read 119
Write 123
Mixed 64.5
SusWrite 75.4
70% 95.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 55.9%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
45.7% Average
MC Read 16.5
MC Write 15
MC Mixed 13.8
43% 15.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.3
SC Write 16.3
SC Mixed 16.2
47% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 80.2
50% 80.2 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 45.7%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 7,737 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $380
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