MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 61.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171205
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 14 '18 at 08:00
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 2400G-$135 127,344 User benchmarks, average bench 63% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Memory 66.8 1-Core 51.5 2-Core 180 54% 99.5 Pts	4-Core 306 8-Core 631 55% 468 Pts	64-Core 624 39% 624 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$56 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 909GB free (System drive) Firmware: AX0R5J Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 1648 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2223 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 408 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 2560 (0A) Spinup retry count 144 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2094 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 52389 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 156 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 10343 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 223338889252 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 50 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 0 (DE) Loaded hours 95 95 2360 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 264 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	49.9% Average	Read 94.3 Write 79.8 Mixed 85 65% 86.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.17 4K Write 0.76 4K Mixed 0.14 37% 0.36 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 62%
SanDisk Ultra 32GB 7,719 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 18GB free, PID 5590 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	22% Poor	Read 33.8 Write 24.2 Mixed 27.1 35% 28.4 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 3.42 4K Mixed 1.61 191% 3.48 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 22% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 2666 2OZ 2x4GB 850 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 34.2 MC Mixed 29.2 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 31.3 SC Mixed 21.7 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 109 37% 109 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 102%

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

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Gaming 28%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 26%

Raft

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	255x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	92x
Ryzen 3 1200AMD $100Bench 57%, 83,528 samples	81x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	141x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	135x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	67x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	31x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	28x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	28x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	44x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	44x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	24x

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Total price: $440

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16