MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.34% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170321
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 11 '17 at 20:14
Run Duration94 Seconds
Run User BLR-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600-$110
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
73.2% Very good
Memory 69.5
1-Core 104
2-Core 205
70% 126 Pts
4-Core 414
8-Core 640
65% 527 Pts
64-Core 833
52% 833 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 430
Gainward(10B0 0401) 1GB
CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
3.34% Terrible
Lighting 4.03
Reflection 4.81
Parallax 1.19
3% 3.34 fps
MRender 5.81
Gravity 4.23
Splatting 3.09
3% 4.38 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.34%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
64% Good
Read 113
Write 110
Mixed 103
82% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.36
4K Write 1.61
4K Mixed 0.32
80% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 64%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2666C 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
37% Below average
MC Read 13.4
MC Write 11.5
MC Mixed 11.7
35% 12.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 13.8
SC Mixed 14
40% 13.9 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 37%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 1,146 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) - $150

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Outstanding Total price: $439
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