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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics83.2% 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 Drive90.8% 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.
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 MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210203
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 21 '22 at 20:19
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User LVA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th 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 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
Memory 82.1
1-Core 140
2-Core 279
91% 167 Pts
4-Core 560
8-Core 830
87% 695 Pts
64-Core 838
52% 838 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Asus(1043 855B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 512.95
Performing below potential (80th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
83.2% Excellent
Lighting 103
Reflection 124
Parallax 108
84% 112 fps
MRender 103
Gravity 106
Splatting 95
82% 101 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
AK-800-120GB 120GB
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ZD0R024N
SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 424 327 188 184 185 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
90.8% Outstanding
Read 439
Write 446
Mixed 369
SusWrite 279
86% 383 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 38.9
151% 58.2 MB/s
DQ Read 125
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 178
148% 208 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 91%
Seagate Surveillance 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: CV01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 128 130 131 131 129 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
70% Very good
Read 116
Write 115
Mixed 59.7
SusWrite 128
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.8
137% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 70%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
94.7% Outstanding
MC Read 41.2
MC Write 24.3
MC Mixed 37
98% 34.2 GB/s
SC Read 26.5
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 36.4
83% 29.1 GB/s
Latency 76.7
52% 76.7 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 94.7%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 7,784 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $388
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