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

Performance Results


Gaming 71% Battleship	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 65% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	83.9% 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 Drive	86.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

23 months ago, 23 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220522
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 17 '22 at 17:43
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	LVA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th 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-$150 179,588 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 (89^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Memory 77.6 1-Core 117 2-Core 232 79% 142 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 675 68% 551 Pts	64-Core 891 55% 891 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Asus(1043 855B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 512.95 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 122 Parallax 108 85% 112 fps	MRender 104 Gravity 105 Splatting 92 81% 100 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
AK-800-120GB 120GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: ZD0R024N SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 435 315 166 189 192 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Read 429 Write 439 Mixed 365 SusWrite 287 86% 380 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 86.1 4K Mixed 36.2 135% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 129 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 184 153% 213 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 91%
Seagate Surveillance 2TB 729 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2TB free Firmware: CV01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 134 132 133 132 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 121 Write 125 Mixed 60.4 SusWrite 132 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 141% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 76%
ADATA HDD CH94 120GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 63GB free, PID a94a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 39 39 39 39 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 39.3 Write 38.8 Mixed 38 SusWrite 38.8 53% 38.7 MB/s	4K Read 12.1 4K Write 17.6 4K Mixed 14 1,120% 14.6 MB/s	DQ Read 12 DQ Write 17.9 DQ Mixed 14.2 1,136% 14.7 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 71%
Kingston DataTraveler 101 G2 USB 2.0 8GB-$6 2,874 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 1642 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3 2.6 4.3 6.1 6.1 6 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	6.84% Terrible	Read 16.3 Write 6 Mixed 5.3 SusWrite 4.7 9% 8.07 MB/s	4K Read 6.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 63% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 6.84% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	MC Read 34.6 MC Write 33.6 MC Mixed 29.8 93% 32.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 32.6 SC Mixed 26.5 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 85.1 47% 85.1 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 111%

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Gaming 64%

Destroyer

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 60%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,445x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	754x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $115Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	454x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $238Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	647x
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	451x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	399x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	193x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	175x
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 $45Bench 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: $384

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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