MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170919
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 19 '18 at 23:52
Run Duration66 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 25%

 PC Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
65.2% Good
Memory 63.7
1-Core 107
2-Core 200
68% 124 Pts
4-Core 357
8-Core 681
62% 519 Pts
64-Core 872
54% 872 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 65.2%
Great: 82%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78
396GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
59.3% Above average
Read 86.7
Write 121
Mixed 120
83% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.14
4K Write 0.85
4K Mixed 0.15
38% 0.38 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 59.3%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31% Below average
MC Read 11.5
MC Write 9
MC Mixed 11.2
30% 10.6 GB/s
SC Read 10
SC Write 9.7
SC Mixed 9.7
28% 9.8 GB/s
Latency 117
34% 117 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 31%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 1,142 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) - $150

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Outstanding Total price: $439
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HDDRAMUSB
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