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

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	45.9% 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 Drive	88.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '19 at 06:03
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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 3600-$85 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Memory 77.6 1-Core 144 2-Core 283 91% 168 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 745 83% 654 Pts	64-Core 1,052 65% 1,052 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$295 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Zotac(19DA 1583) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.41 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.9% Average	Lighting 52.2 Reflection 69.6 Parallax 62.2 42% 61.3 fps	MRender 68.3 Gravity 71.7 Splatting 55.7 52% 65.3 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA400M8240G 240GB 27,523 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 156GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK61E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 143 106 105 106 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Read 474 Write 282 Mixed 338 SusWrite 166 70% 315 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 88.2 4K Mixed 40.7 158% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 232 DQ Write 273 DQ Mixed 192 162% 232 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 91%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$80 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 25GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 69 71 70 69 68 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	48.7% Average	Read 100 Write 98.6 Mixed 63.4 SusWrite 69.3 61% 82.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 58%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$34 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 907GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 197 196 196 195 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 208 Write 171 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 196 119% 164 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 113%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB 60,539 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 12GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.2 4.5 4.8 4.9 4.7 5 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	9.16% Terrible	Read 33.3 Write 6 Mixed 11.7 SusWrite 4.8 14% 13.9 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 2 110% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 9.16% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3200 2OZ 1x8GB 269 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	MC Read 19.4 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 16.7 51% 18 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 16.8 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 85.2 47% 85.2 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 62%

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Gaming 64%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 60%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $85Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,434x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	750x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $159Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	452x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	647x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	449x
RTX 3060Nvidia $275Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	400x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	192x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	174x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	135x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	515x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	422x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	304x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $391

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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