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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics16.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive150% 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.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH PLUS (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190306
Uptime2.5 Days
Run DateMar 23 '22 at 18:20
Run Duration162 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (59th 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 way above expectations (98th percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Memory 80.3
1-Core 116
2-Core 235
80% 144 Pts
4-Core 449
8-Core 673
70% 561 Pts
64-Core 891
55% 891 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
Gigabyte(1458 362D) 2GB
CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
16.8% Very poor
Lighting 21
Reflection 17.1
Parallax 19.7
17% 19.3 fps
MRender 23.2
Gravity 21.7
Splatting 16.1
16% 20.3 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 16.8%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 230 242 220 192 151 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
150% Outstanding
Read 1,429
Write 611
Mixed 406
SusWrite 227
146% 668 MB/s
4K Read 39.7
4K Write 85.6
4K Mixed 52.7
173% 59.3 MB/s
DQ Read 704
DQ Write 430
DQ Mixed 503
392% 546 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 150%
Great: 223%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 64GB-$9
37GB free, PID 5581
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 12 13 13 13 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
12.2% Very poor
Read 33.8
Write 11.9
Mixed 17.7
SusWrite 12.8
23% 19 MB/s
4K Read 3.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 2
122% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 12.2%
Great: 39%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
100% Outstanding
MC Read 40.8
MC Write 37.1
MC Mixed 32.2
105% 36.7 GB/s
SC Read 26.4
SC Write 33.4
SC Mixed 25.8
82% 28.5 GB/s
Latency 80.1
50% 80.1 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 100%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M PRO-VDH PLUS (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 1,173 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $321
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