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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics74.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 20 '22 at 19:32
Run Duration183 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 18%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
52.3% Above average
Memory 65.6
1-Core 64.3
2-Core 122
50% 83.9 Pts
4-Core 211
8-Core 313
33% 262 Pts
64-Core 362
22% 362 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.40
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
74.8% Very good
Lighting 93.6
Reflection 90.7
Parallax 87.8
76% 90.7 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 81.8
Splatting 73.4
72% 90.4 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 256GB
151GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0813A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 3.7 17 13 2.7 34 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile)
6.27% Terrible
Read 5.2
Write 2
Mixed 5.2
SusWrite 16.7
5% 7.28 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
4% 0.03 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 6.27%
Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 210 202 207 210 211 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 161
Write 103
Mixed 70.8
SusWrite 207
99% 136 MB/s
4K Read 2.1
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0
99% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 105%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
82.3% Excellent
MC Read 30.3
MC Write 28.8
MC Mixed 31.2
86% 30.1 GB/s
SC Read 20.9
SC Write 27.8
SC Mixed 26
71% 24.9 GB/s
Latency 112
36% 112 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 102%

 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 7,736 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: 89% - Excellent Total price: $380
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