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

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 65.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	48.2% 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 Drive	33.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	5.4 Days
Run Date	May 23 '21 at 08:47
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	65.9% Good	Memory 68.8 1-Core 97 2-Core 195 67% 120 Pts	4-Core 339 8-Core 526 53% 432 Pts	64-Core 617 38% 617 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 3724) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.2% Average	Lighting 57.8 Reflection 63.1 Parallax 57.7 47% 59.5 fps	MRender 63.8 Gravity 63.7 Splatting 58.1 50% 61.9 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 77 95 76 83 70 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	33.6% Below average	Read 156 Write 165 Mixed 147 SusWrite 88.4 31% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 40.4 4K Mixed 16.9 43% 19.1 MB/s	DQ Read 164 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 5.7 52% 120 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 86%
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38 83,298 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 228GB free Firmware: M6CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 147 7.3 7.2 7.4 7.5 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Read 490 Write 431 Mixed 404 SusWrite 97 79% 355 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 84.7 4K Mixed 25.9 117% 45.5 MB/s	DQ Read 177 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 32.2 90% 185 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 92%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 16GB 7,719 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 7GB free, PID a81d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.9 9.6 9.6 9.6 8.6 9.6 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	8.88% Terrible	Read 35.2 Write 6.5 Mixed 10.8 SusWrite 9 16% 15.4 MB/s	4K Read 7.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 29% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 8.88% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown R012D408GX2-3000C16D 2x8GB 158 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	67.7% Good	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 27 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 16.2 SC Mixed 24.9 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 104 38% 104 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 102%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 64%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 60%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,440x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	753x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $134Bench 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 $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 $269	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 $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 $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