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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics17.3% 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 Drive235% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210514
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 04 '22 at 03:56
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G-$98
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
82.9% Excellent
Memory 75.9
1-Core 127
2-Core 251
83% 151 Pts
4-Core 490
8-Core 664
73% 577 Pts
64-Core 663
41% 663 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics
AMD(1002 15D8) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 22.4.2
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
17.3% Very poor
Lighting 22.5
Reflection 16.8
Parallax 32
18% 23.8 fps
MRender 13.3
Gravity 27.7
Splatting 15.9
15% 19 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 17.3%
Great: 18%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-000L7 256GB
193GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1L2QEXD7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1118 302 306 312 311 311 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
235% Outstanding
Read 2,177
Write 1,583
Mixed 1,253
SusWrite 443
303% 1,364 MB/s
4K Read 61.6
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 77.3
262% 90 MB/s
DQ Read 980
DQ Write 820
DQ Mixed 966
706% 922 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 235%
Great: 247%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C18 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
85.7% Excellent
MC Read 31.6
MC Write 32.9
MC Mixed 27.5
88% 30.7 GB/s
SC Read 23
SC Write 36.2
SC Mixed 24.2
79% 27.8 GB/s
Latency 88.6
45% 88.6 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 133%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 7,748 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat

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

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