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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 80% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.6%, 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.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH PLUS (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '22 at 16:54
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (71^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 2600-$155 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Memory 81.6 1-Core 114 2-Core 232 79% 142 Pts	4-Core 439 8-Core 691 70% 565 Pts	64-Core 892 55% 892 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6600-XT-$301 21,558 User benchmarks, average bench 107% Sapphire(1DA2 E448) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.3.1 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	107% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 138 Parallax 233 97% 163 fps	MRender 222 Gravity 126 Splatting 150 134% 166 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB 26,501 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,447 Write 647 Mixed 752 208% 949 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 88.9 4K Mixed 52.2 174% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 717 DQ Write 550 DQ Mixed 599 458% 622 MB/s
Poor: 95% Great: 223%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 458GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 123 123 123 122 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	71.2% Very good	Read 126 Write 122 Mixed 60 SusWrite 122 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 69%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 64GB-$9 17,023 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 29GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 12 13 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	12.3% Very poor	Read 34.8 Write 11.2 Mixed 16.4 SusWrite 12.6 22% 18.8 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1.9 118% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.3% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 4x8GB 2,021 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	MC Read 39.3 MC Write 35.3 MC Mixed 33.6 103% 36.1 GB/s	SC Read 27.2 SC Write 35.9 SC Mixed 29.9 89% 31 GB/s	Latency 77.6 52% 77.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 105%

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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 44%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 40%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	415x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $80Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	162x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	102x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	145x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	103x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	65x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	41x
TOSHIBA-TR200 480GBBench 78%, 11,560 samples	33x
SU630 240GBAdataBench 64%, 60,212 samples	30x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	158x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 82%, 52,667 samples	59x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	29x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $351

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16