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

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	205% 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	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 B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 30 '20 at 14:01
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$185 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Memory 88.1 1-Core 126 2-Core 248 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 490 8-Core 810 79% 650 Pts	64-Core 985 61% 985 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% PowerColor(148C 2379) CLim: 1250 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.12.2 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	Lighting 63.2 Reflection 64.5 Parallax 77.5 52% 68.4 fps	MRender 64.6 Gravity 60.8 Splatting 52.5 48% 59.3 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$35 12,447 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 191GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0614B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1166 1191 627 88 141 169 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	205% Outstanding	Read 1,684 Write 1,188 Mixed 1,060 SusWrite 564 250% 1,124 MB/s	4K Read 49.6 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 48.9 228% 89.4 MB/s	DQ Read 772 DQ Write 828 DQ Mixed 544 480% 715 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 228%
Jmicron Generic 256GB 896 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 75GB free Firmware: 2102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 325 308 307 308 308 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	Read 353 Write 390 Mixed 376 SusWrite 320 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 38.5 4K Mixed 36.3 120% 36.7 MB/s	DQ Read 198 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 193 145% 194 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 78%
Seagate ST33000650NS 3TB-$100 3,609 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2.5TB free Firmware: RA0B SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 151 148 152 149 151 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 152 Write 149 Mixed 72 SusWrite 150 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 219% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 87%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 3.5TB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 134 126 133 133 134 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 148 Write 156 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 133 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 154% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 89%
Jmicron RAID-0 4TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 134% 3TB free Firmware: 0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 234 233 232 234 233 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	129% Outstanding	Read 221 Write 57.8 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 231 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 129% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 139%
Jmicron H/W RAID0 2TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 193 194 156 155 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 205 Write 146 Mixed 18.7 SusWrite 172 97% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 73% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 138%
Generic External 250GB 627 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 103GB free, PID 0840 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 40 40 40 40 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 39.5 Write 39.5 Mixed 39 SusWrite 39.7 54% 39.4 MB/s	4K Read 15.6 4K Write 18.7 4K Mixed 16.8 1,265% 17 MB/s	DQ Read 16 DQ Write 21.6 DQ Mixed 18.2 1,413% 18.6 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 34%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB 74,390 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 42.4 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 34.6 112% 39.1 GB/s	SC Read 26.7 SC Write 39.6 SC Mixed 31.2 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 103%

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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 $88Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,457x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	756x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $110Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	455x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $238Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	656x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	456x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	401x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	194x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	175x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	135x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	517x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	426x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	305x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $390

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16