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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics90.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive118% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 05 '20 at 05:00
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3500-$140
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
90.4% Outstanding
Memory 75.9
1-Core 144
2-Core 288
91% 169 Pts
4-Core 563
8-Core 833
87% 698 Pts
64-Core 795
49% 795 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$290
Asus(1043 8735) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
90.6% Outstanding
Lighting 115
Reflection 116
Parallax 107
94% 113 fps
MRender 138
Gravity 96.3
Splatting 82.4
84% 106 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$39
201GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 445 458 461 210 204 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 465
Mixed 446
SusWrite 352
99% 441 MB/s
4K Read 41.3
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 55.7
192% 68.7 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 362
DQ Mixed 279
234% 340 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 118%
Great: 123%
Generic Flash Disk 250GB
28GB free, PID 6387, hidisc 256gb
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.5 9 7.9 8.9 9.1 8.4 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
5.25% Terrible
Read 15.5
Write 4
Mixed 8.5
SusWrite 8.8
11% 9.2 MB/s
4K Read 4.6
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
17% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.25%
Great: 20%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2400 C17 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.6% Very good
MC Read 32.3
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 29.5
76% 26.7 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 24.2
60% 21.1 GB/s
Latency 88.5
45% 88.5 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 89%

 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: $388
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