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

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	30.6% 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	97.3% 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	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.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191029
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 06 '20 at 07:05
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^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 1600AF-$97 52,721 User benchmarks, average bench 72% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Memory 89.2 1-Core 112 2-Core 234 82% 145 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 773 76% 621 Pts	64-Core 956 59% 956 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300 112,731 User benchmarks, average bench 83% XFX(1682 5710) Ram: 6GB, Driver: 20.2.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.6% Below average	Lighting 0.03 Reflection 95.3 Parallax 187 0% 94 fps	MRender 88.7 Gravity 103 Splatting 129 90% 107 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 30.6% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLV128HCGR-000L2 128GB 1,748 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5L0QBXV7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 144 144 145 145 144 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 672 Write 151 Mixed 194 SusWrite 145 63% 290 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 31.4 154% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 558 DQ Write 153 DQ Mixed 228 201% 313 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 108%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 747GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 462 459 474 477 480 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 483 Mixed 404 SusWrite 471 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 45 163% 61.4 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 359 DQ Mixed 363 273% 363 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 121%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$63 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 43.4 MC Write 38.8 MC Mixed 35.1 112% 39.1 GB/s	SC Read 25.5 SC Write 39.8 SC Mixed 28.8 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 68.3 59% 68.3 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

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

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Gaming 64%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 60%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,435x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	750x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $150Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	452x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	645x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	449x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	399x

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: $388

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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