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

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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	157% 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	32GB 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 Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20201126
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	May 19 '23 at 05:08
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	SGP-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Memory 87.1 1-Core 122 2-Core 243 84% 150 Pts	4-Core 471 8-Core 780 76% 625 Pts	64-Core 1,182 73% 1,182 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6600-XT-$301 21,558 User benchmarks, average bench 107% Sapphire(1DA2 448E) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.4.3 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	107% Outstanding	Lighting 114 Reflection 135 Parallax 225 93% 158 fps	MRender 205 Gravity 118 Splatting 182 139% 169 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
ZTC-PCIEG3-128G 128GB 46 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0629A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 361 473 532 532 507 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	157% Outstanding	Read 1462 Write 31.9 Mixed 91.3 SusWrite 446 109% 508 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 31.7 188% 73.4 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 528 DQ Mixed 42.3 125% 258 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 157%
MB3000GCWDB 3TB 113 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 1.5TB free Firmware: HPGE SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 166 168 167 167 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Read 154 Write 154 Mixed 90 SusWrite 168 104% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 215% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 80GB free Firmware: HP64 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 63 63 64 65 67 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 104 Write 45.2 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 64.9 51% 69.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 141% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 68%
Hitachi HUS726060ALA640 6TB 601 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 100GB free Firmware: AHIST1EZ SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 99 99 99 100 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	52.4% Above average	Read 82.9 Write 92.5 Mixed 52.4 SusWrite 99.3 60% 81.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 4x8GB 11,968 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3066 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	97% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 35 MC Mixed 34.9 103% 36 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 27.1 SC Mixed 23.2 69% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 105%

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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	2,438x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	753x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $144Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	453x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	646x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	449x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 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 $45Bench 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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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