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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics43.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190723
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 24 '19 at 20:18
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%
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 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
70.7% Very good
Memory 78.5
1-Core 88.4
2-Core 175
66% 114 Pts
4-Core 338
8-Core 637
58% 488 Pts
64-Core 861
53% 861 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 70.7%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
43.5% Average
Lighting 56.9
Reflection 49.3
Parallax 44.5
46% 50.3 fps
MRender 44.9
Gravity 47.4
Splatting 46
38% 46.1 fps
Poor: 39%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 46%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 31 39 72 68 63 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
38.9% Below average
Read 86.2
Write 49.2
Mixed 51.2
SusWrite 49.4
44% 59 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.1
40% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 38.9%
Great: 106%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 64GB
32GB free, PID 00ed
Operating at USB 3.2 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 32 32 32 32 32 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
27.9% Poor
Read 112
Write 59.2
Mixed 76.3
SusWrite 40
89% 71.8 MB/s
4K Read 3.8
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 1.3
82% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 27.9%
Great: 28%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2666 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
85% Excellent
MC Read 34.9
MC Write 28.5
MC Mixed 29.7
89% 31 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 28.8
SC Mixed 23
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 83.3
48% 83.3 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 85%
Great: 95%

 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%
Gunboat

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

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