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

Performance Results


Gaming 139% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 131% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	152% 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.
Boot Drive	231% 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.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220726
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 20 '22 at 18:05
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Memory 84 1-Core 142 2-Core 277 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 891 86% 710 Pts	64-Core 1,108 69% 1,108 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3908) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 527.56 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	152% Outstanding	Lighting 223 Reflection 215 Parallax 202 182% 214 fps	MRender 202 Gravity 156 Splatting 139 132% 166 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB 87,883 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 291GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 635 573 541 545 543 539 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	231% Outstanding	Read 1,676 Write 1051 Mixed 180 SusWrite 563 191% 867 MB/s	4K Read 62.7 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 88.1 299% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 762 DQ Write 877 DQ Mixed 213 328% 617 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 231% Great: 277%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 430GB free Firmware: HP36 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 181 181 181 181 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 141 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 181 109% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 111 111 110 110 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 70 Write 98.6 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 110 63% 85.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.5 186% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 523GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 89 108 108 108 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	43.2% Average	Read 52.6 Write 82.8 Mixed 60 SusWrite 97.7 54% 73.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 63% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$79 26,606 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 160 165 164 162 166 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 74.2 Write 115 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 163 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 55% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 85%
WD Elements 640GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 474GB free, PID 0711 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 68 69 69 69 68 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	29.8% Poor	Read 63.4 Write 74.6 Mixed 38.7 SusWrite 68.4 84% 61.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 34%
Seagate Desktop 1TB 4,684 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 319GB free, PID 3300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 21 39 40 40 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	18.5% Very poor	Read 49.7 Write 38.6 Mixed 29.7 SusWrite 36.2 50% 38.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.9 69% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 18.5% Great: 21%
WD Elements 25A3 4TB 7,568 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 314GB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 159 162 159 160 162 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Read 161 Write 161 Mixed 127 SusWrite 160 207% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 130% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 105%
WD Elements 25A3 4TB 7,568 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 525GB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 163 166 162 166 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 152 Mixed 129 SusWrite 165 208% 155 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 9.5 4K Mixed 0.7 369% 5.37 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 9.2 DQ Mixed 0.6 335% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C18 2x8GB 30,532 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	86.6% Excellent	MC Read 34.7 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 34.2 89% 31 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 33.9 76% 26.6 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 110%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 60%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,442x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	754x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $119Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	454x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $239Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	646x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	450x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 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: $386

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	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