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

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 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 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	29.6% 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	239% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	29 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191029
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '20 at 20:15
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing way above expectations (91^st 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-$82 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Memory 87.4 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 97% 178 Pts	4-Core 595 8-Core 966 96% 780 Pts	64-Core 1,127 70% 1,127 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200 122,060 User benchmarks, average bench 57% XFX(1682 9587) CLim: 1666 MHz, MLim: 2250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.2.2 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.6% Poor	Lighting 15 Reflection 17.3 Parallax 125 12% 52.6 fps	MRender 77.3 Gravity 91.7 Splatting 66.7 63% 78.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 29.6% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 100GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5L7QCXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 315 315 314 311 308 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 1,973 Write 1,314 Mixed 987 SusWrite 342 255% 1,154 MB/s	4K Read 61.3 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 77.9 278% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,262 DQ Write 1,127 DQ Mixed 1,043 823% 1,144 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 236%
Braveeagle 480GB 480GB 161 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 240GB free Firmware: Q0526A SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 455 455 458 459 458 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 482 Mixed 453 SusWrite 459 107% 476 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 57.5 191% 70.4 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 363 DQ Mixed 122 162% 292 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 125%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2010)-$18 39,749 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 298GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 89 89 89 89 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	50.1% Above average	Read 85.7 Write 86 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 88.6 58% 78.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	MC Read 40.7 MC Write 25.1 MC Mixed 39.5 100% 35.1 GB/s	SC Read 27.4 SC Write 25.1 SC Mixed 39 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 70.1 57% 70.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 119%

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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%

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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 $233Bench 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: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $381

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