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 above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	90% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220111
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '22 at 12:10
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Quad-Core 7,120 User benchmarks, average bench 67% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	75.3% Very good	Memory 77.4 1-Core 106 2-Core 212 74% 132 Pts	4-Core 421 8-Core 429 57% 425 Pts	64-Core 425 26% 425 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 77%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7TE256HMHP-00004 256GB 878 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 130GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0300Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 178 203 256 254 256 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 262 Mixed 204 SusWrite 232 66% 300 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 82.8 4K Mixed 32 140% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 251 DQ Mixed 83.4 124% 235 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 94%
Vaseky V800/240G 240GB 421 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 106GB free Firmware: S0423B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 6.8 44 17 25 35 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 490 Write 426 Mixed 403 SusWrite 60.4 77% 345 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 95.4 4K Mixed 0.4 94% 41.4 MB/s	DQ Read 85.4 DQ Write 7.2 DQ Mixed 0.4 12% 31 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 93%
JAJS300M240C 240GB 1,437 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 179GB free Firmware: U0803A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 428 428 446 435 444 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 439 Mixed 430 SusWrite 436 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 95.2 4K Mixed 24.5 136% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 159 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 33.7 88% 180 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 111%
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1006 256GB 9,143 User benchmarks, average bench 140% 210GB free Firmware: HPS2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 219 220 221 219 220 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	175% Outstanding	Read 1,478 Write 924 Mixed 1,005 SusWrite 261 204% 917 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 64.8 220% 78.3 MB/s	DQ Read 680 DQ Write 754 DQ Mixed 565 467% 666 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 175% Great: 190%
Hitachi HTS545032B9A300 320GB-$59 15,217 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 168GB free Firmware: PB3OC64G SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 65 65 65 65 66 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	35.1% Below average	Read 57.5 Write 53.2 Mixed 36.9 SusWrite 64.6 39% 53.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4DFRA32A.M8FR Micron 8ATF1G64AZ-3G2R1 16GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	MC Read 35.3 MC Write 35.1 MC Mixed 31.7 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 25.8 SC Write 35.2 SC Mixed 27.3 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 85.5 47% 85.5 ns
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 94%

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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 $40
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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16