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

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	17.7% 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)
Boot Drive	101% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201126
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '21 at 07:39
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^th 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-$120 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.05 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Memory 80.3 1-Core 126 2-Core 254 84% 154 Pts	4-Core 509 8-Core 846 83% 677 Pts	64-Core 999 62% 999 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% EVGA(3842 3751) CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	17.7% Very poor	Lighting 22 Reflection 18.2 Parallax 20.9 18% 20.4 fps	MRender 25.3 Gravity 23.2 Splatting 16.7 17% 21.7 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MTFDDAV256MBF-1AN15ABHA 256GB 2,290 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6T3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 375 407 409 408 410 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 449 Write 413 Mixed 350 SusWrite 400 91% 403 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 88.9 4K Mixed 43 149% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 219 182% 261 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%
Sandisk SD8SB8U-256G-1006 256GB 4,064 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 238GB free Firmware: X4120006 SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 195 192 184 187 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 477 Mixed 352 SusWrite 213 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 93.9 4K Mixed 48.3 168% 59.8 MB/s	DQ Read 306 DQ Write 277 DQ Mixed 222 185% 268 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 95%
Seagate ST2000LM007-1R8174 2TB 71,657 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2TB free Firmware: RDM4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 124 130 120 125 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 120 Write 100 Mixed 58.7 SusWrite 125 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 67%
Disk Name 500GB 391 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 166GB free, PID 2509 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 38 40 39 40 39 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	15.6% Very poor	Read 33 Write 33.6 Mixed 21.5 SusWrite 39.1 43% 31.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 43% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 15.6% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$60 17,279 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 42.2 MC Write 40.4 MC Mixed 34 111% 38.9 GB/s	SC Read 28.1 SC Write 39.2 SC Mixed 30.9 94% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 80 50% 80 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 111%

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Gaming 64%

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Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 60%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,438x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	753x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $151Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	453x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	646x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	449x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	399x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	193x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	174x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	135x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	516x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	423x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	304x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $380

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	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