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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics18.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH PLUS (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190925
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 18 '20 at 01:59
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User COL-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G-$99
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.2% Excellent
Memory 85.4
1-Core 128
2-Core 254
86% 156 Pts
4-Core 505
8-Core 696
76% 601 Pts
64-Core 697
43% 697 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics
MSI(1462 7A38) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.12.3
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
18.5% Very poor
Lighting 22.8
Reflection 20.2
Parallax 31.5
19% 24.9 fps
MRender 16.3
Gravity 25.9
Splatting 24
18% 22.1 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 18.5%
Great: 18%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29
14GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M6CR013
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 508
Write 456
Mixed 12
71% 325 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 7.2
4K Mixed 6
58% 14.6 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 92%
Seagate ST31000524NS 1TB-$94
750GB free
Firmware: SN12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 127 126 125 127 126 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
74.1% Very good
Read 132
Write 132
Mixed 67.5
SusWrite 126
84% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1.1
197% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 75%
SMI USB disk 8GB
6GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.2 9.4 10 10 8.7 10 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
5.78% Terrible
Read 17.8
Write 7
Mixed 6.8
SusWrite 9.6
12% 10.3 MB/s
4K Read 2.1
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 0.2
21% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.78%
Great: 10%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3000 C16 Series 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
96.6% Outstanding
MC Read 34.8
MC Write 37.2
MC Mixed 31.3
98% 34.4 GB/s
SC Read 25.2
SC Write 40
SC Mixed 28
89% 31.1 GB/s
Latency 71.6
56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 96.6%
Great: 106%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 44%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 40%
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Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-VDH PLUS (MS-7A38)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $321
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