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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	46.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210514
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '21 at 18:26
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Memory 79.4 1-Core 128 2-Core 251 84% 153 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 944 85% 718 Pts	64-Core 1,304 81% 1,304 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 89%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 367GB free (System drive) Firmware: S3401103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 256 27 85 27 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	46.8% Average	Read 467 Write 433 Mixed 57.9 SusWrite 88.1 58% 261 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 22 4K Mixed 13.2 65% 19.8 MB/s	DQ Read 126 DQ Write 27.1 DQ Mixed 33.4 36% 62.2 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 102%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 82GB free Firmware: MS1OA7S0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 108 108 113 113 113 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 111 Write 110 Mixed 22.4 SusWrite 111 64% 88.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 103%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB 294,991 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 453GB free Firmware: 04.01A04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 92 90 92 92 93 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 95.2 Write 53.3 Mixed 63.4 SusWrite 91.3 56% 75.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 173% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2666C16/8G TEAMGROUP-UD4-2666 16GB 57 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 36.1 MC Mixed 30.1 99% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 35.9 SC Mixed 28.7 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 81.7 49% 81.7 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 96%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	358	300	30	0"	1280 720

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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 $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,440x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	753x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $129Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	454x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	646x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	450x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 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 $40Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16