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

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 77.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	68.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	223% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

21 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 12 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220111
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '22 at 00:24
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (59^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-$125 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Memory 81.4 1-Core 120 2-Core 227 80% 143 Pts	4-Core 397 8-Core 682 65% 539 Pts	64-Core 916 57% 916 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3050-$278 43,922 User benchmarks, average bench 75% EVGA(3842 3553) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	68.5% Good	Lighting 91.8 Reflection 109 Parallax 84.9 75% 95.3 fps	MRender 77.9 Gravity 69.1 Splatting 62.4 56% 69.8 fps
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team TM8FP6001T 1TB 9,663 User benchmarks, average bench 227% 880GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0709A3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1307 1352 1365 1313 1303 1337 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	223% Outstanding	Read 1,504 Write 1,300 Mixed 1,004 SusWrite 1,329 289% 1,284 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 26.7 159% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 788 DQ Write 806 DQ Mixed 512 463% 702 MB/s
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 305%
WDC WDS500G2B0A 500GB 24,830 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 181GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 406 419 421 422 421 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 240 Mixed 378 SusWrite 424 86% 381 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 94.2 4K Mixed 47.1 163% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 291 237% 336 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 119%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 201GB free Firmware: AX1G1A SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 74 76 76 76 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	42.2% Average	Read 71.3 Write 73.5 Mixed 29.9 SusWrite 75.5 46% 62.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB 99,207 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 42.8 MC Write 34.9 MC Mixed 35.7 108% 37.8 GB/s	SC Read 24.7 SC Write 28.4 SC Mixed 32.2 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 77.9 51% 77.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

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Typical B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 7,730 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 64%

Destroyer

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 60%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $85Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,434x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	750x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $159Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	452x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	647x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	449x
RTX 3060Nvidia $275Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	400x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	192x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	174x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	135x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	515x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	422x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	304x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $391

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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