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

Performance Results


Gaming 100% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	107% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	228% 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	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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

5 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 3 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 18 days ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

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	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210203
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '22 at 17:17
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT-$390 16,656 User benchmarks, average bench 87% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Memory 83.7 1-Core 138 2-Core 275 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 957 92% 740 Pts	64-Core 1,544 104% 1,544 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$420 280,324 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 C757) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2310 MHz, MLim: 3725 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 113 Parallax 132 110% 127 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 118 Splatting 106 104% 137 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 108%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$48 86,177 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 366GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 740 477 330 319 324 320 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 1,593 Write 1,621 Mixed 1,290 SusWrite 418 276% 1,231 MB/s	4K Read 54.9 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 82.1 292% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,252 DQ Write 947 DQ Mixed 1001 775% 1,067 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 238%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$44 1,007,808 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 470GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 178 177 177 177 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 164 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 178 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 115%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 216,920 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	86.7% Excellent	MC Read 33.4 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 34.1 87% 30.5 GB/s	SC Read 27.5 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 35.6 83% 29 GB/s	Latency 74 54% 74 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 112%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 30: 3R 4G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
30%	9%	107	336	267	240	48.7"	4096 1152	SAM7053 LC49G95T

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Typical B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 28,530 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 63%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 61%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $191Bench 82%, 1,121,156 samples	10,550x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $290Bench 76%, 754,540 samples	3,459x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $363Bench 84%, 293,678 samples	1,586x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 373,446 samples	3,165x
RX 580AMD $260Bench 55%, 787,457 samples	2,107x
RTX 2060Nvidia $390Bench 89%, 574,087 samples	1,745x

SSD
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 201%, 89,558 samples	756x
A400 240GBKingston $30Bench 66%, 397,594 samples	736x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 106%, 758,178 samples	584x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $58Bench 82%, 164,868 samples	2,607x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 598,699 samples	1,908x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 84%, 33,858 samples	1,222x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $489

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $278	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $160	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $200
Intel Core i7-12700K $334	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $44	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $72	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16