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

Performance Results


Gaming 77% Battleship	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 70% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	94.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	76.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	19 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	5760 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '21 at 14:07
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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-$155 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	79.8% Very good	Memory 80.3 1-Core 113 2-Core 224 78% 139 Pts	4-Core 427 8-Core 674 68% 550 Pts	64-Core 908 56% 908 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Gigabyte(1458 37D9) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Lighting 117 Reflection 130 Parallax 128 95% 125 fps	MRender 154 Gravity 98.6 Splatting 96.7 93% 116 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSDPR-CX400-256 256GB 3,217 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 152 94 74 96 73 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Read 479 Write 349 Mixed 340 SusWrite 148 73% 329 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 56.2 4K Mixed 30.9 120% 40.2 MB/s	DQ Read 264 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 105 125% 216 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 90%
SSDPR-CL100-240-G2 240GB 1,204 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 160GB free Firmware: V4.12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 423 434 437 436 434 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 480 Write 420 Mixed 338 SusWrite 430 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 55 4K Mixed 22.5 107% 36.7 MB/s	DQ Read 160 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 36 72% 142 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 81%
Seagate ST2000LM007-1R8174 2TB 318 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 858GB free Firmware: SS22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 119 119 122 125 122 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 27.3 Write 74.7 Mixed 16.2 SusWrite 120 43% 59.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.1 49% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 72%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 575GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 188 191 192 192 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 191 Mixed 78.4 SusWrite 191 119% 163 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 113%
Seagate ST1000LM 035-1RK172 1TB 3,232 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 793GB free Firmware: 0508 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	22.4% Poor	Read 36.6 Write 37.5 Mixed 34.1 SusWrite 40.9 28% 37.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 70%
Mass Storage Device 64GB 1,817 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 45GB free, PID 1212 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 19 19 20 20 20 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	19.4% Very poor	Read 19.7 Write 19.5 Mixed 18.9 SusWrite 19.4 26% 19.4 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 4.3 287% 4 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3000 C16 Series F4-2800C17-8GIS 3000 C16 Series 24GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2800, 2800, 2800 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.5% Good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 18.7 63% 22.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 21 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 79.9 50% 79.9 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 96%

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Gaming 64%

Destroyer

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 60%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,438x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	753x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $151Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	453x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	646x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	449x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	399x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	193x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	174x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	135x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	516x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	423x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	304x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $387

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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