MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 69.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181221
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '19 at 15:22
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (61^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 1600-$110 392,253 User benchmarks, average bench 70% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	69.2% Good	Memory 63.3 1-Core 104 2-Core 205 68% 124 Pts	4-Core 404 8-Core 589 62% 497 Pts	64-Core 850 53% 850 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 78%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1822 Write 1,302 Mixed 642 276% 1,255 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 88.3 4K Mixed 49.4 174% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 761 DQ Write 509 DQ Mixed 653 482% 641 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Toshiba Q300 120GB 1,888 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 30GB free Firmware: SAFM12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 88 89 89 89 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Read 495 Write 453 Mixed 342 SusWrite 105 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 68.8 4K Mixed 33.4 120% 43.1 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 366 DQ Mixed 175 183% 300 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 43GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 167 168 169 168 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 138 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 167 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 114%
Toshiba MK1237GSX 120GB-$65 875 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 110GB free Firmware: DL132C SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 37 37 38 36 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	21.4% Poor	Read 37.3 Write 39.5 Mixed 25 SusWrite 36.9 26% 34.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 94% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GB-$67 46,617 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.8% Good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 26.4 77% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 12.9 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 118 34% 118 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 81%

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

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Gaming 28%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 26%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	255x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	92x
Ryzen 3 1200AMD $100Bench 57%, 83,528 samples	81x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	141x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	135x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	66x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	31x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	28x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	28x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	44x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	44x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	24x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $444

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	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) $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