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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.76% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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)
Memory28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20201126
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 14 '22 at 08:21
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$85
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
82.6% Excellent
Memory 80.9
1-Core 130
2-Core 272
87% 161 Pts
4-Core 452
8-Core 842
77% 647 Pts
64-Core 1,048
65% 1,048 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 740
Nvidia(10DE 1099) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 993 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 472.98
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
7.76% Terrible
Lighting 8.6
Reflection 11.4
Parallax 11.3
7% 10.4 fps
MRender 13
Gravity 11.3
Splatting 10.1
9% 11.5 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 7.76%
Great: 8%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SNVS500G 500GB
115GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EDFK0N01
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,332
Write 1,828
Mixed 1,383
340% 1,514 MB/s
4K Read 54.4
4K Write 202
4K Mixed 81
293% 113 MB/s
DQ Read 1326
DQ Write 1,048
DQ Mixed 1,237
912% 1,203 MB/s
Poor: 108% Great: 244%
WD WD10EADX-00TDHB0 1TB
698GB free
Firmware: 77.04D77
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 71 73 71 74 74 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
42.5% Average
Read 75.3
Write 80.9
Mixed 64
SusWrite 72.4
54% 73.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 42.5%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CM4X32GC3200C16K2E 1x31GB
1 of 4 slots used
31GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
63.3% Good
MC Read 23.1
MC Write 20.5
MC Mixed 21
62% 21.5 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 23.2
66% 23 GB/s
Latency 78.9
51% 78.9 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 63.3%
Great: 69%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 64%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation
Workstation 60%
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Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $391
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