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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics86.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive68.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201105
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateOct 16 '21 at 11:19
Run Duration279 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU4%
Watch Gameplay: 5600-XT + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
94.2% Outstanding
Memory 76.5
1-Core 154
2-Core 305
95% 179 Pts
4-Core 600
8-Core 936
95% 768 Pts
64-Core 1,402
87% 1,402 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 94.2%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300
MSI(1462 381E) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 6GB, Driver: 21.8.2
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Lighting 112
Reflection 126
Parallax 163
91% 134 fps
MRender 96.6
Gravity 113
Splatting 83
79% 97.6 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSDPEKNW256G8 256GB
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 6.1 59 33 22 5.8 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
68.1% Good
Read 784
Write 338
Mixed 15.2
SusWrite 42.5
64% 295 MB/s
4K Read 58.9
4K Write 8.1
4K Mixed 11.3
108% 26.1 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 7.8
DQ Mixed 15.1
29% 63.7 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 68.1%
Great: 149%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 499GB
157GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 374 376 374 374 307 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 483
Mixed 455
SusWrite 374
102% 455 MB/s
4K Read 47.4
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 63.8
212% 74.1 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 360
DQ Mixed 371
279% 373 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 126%
Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
152GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 121 126 129 128 132 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Read 163
Write 152
Mixed 101
SusWrite 128
100% 136 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.1
234% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.5% Very good
MC Read 28.1
MC Write 19.9
MC Mixed 28.1
72% 25.4 GB/s
SC Read 21.7
SC Write 19
SC Mixed 27.8
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 87.4
46% 87.4 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 96%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 7,739 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $387
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