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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics87% 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 Drive90.5% 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.
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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH PLUS (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 13 '19 at 16:05
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 15%
Watch Gameplay: Vega-56 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G-$104
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.75 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83% Excellent
Memory 83
1-Core 120
2-Core 245
83% 149 Pts
4-Core 477
8-Core 487
64% 482 Pts
64-Core 481
30% 481 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 83%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170
CLim: 1590 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver:
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
87% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 89
Parallax 149
85% 114 fps
MRender 87.8
Gravity 110
Splatting 128
91% 109 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
186GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1Z40102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 443 436 156 159 254 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
90.5% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 434
Mixed 379
SusWrite 312
91% 406 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 90.5
4K Mixed 30.6
128% 49.4 MB/s
DQ Read 228
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 49.5
103% 206 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
817GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 179 180 177 178 179 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
98.5% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 170
Mixed 81
SusWrite 178
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
97.8% Outstanding
MC Read 35
MC Write 37.2
MC Mixed 33.9
101% 35.4 GB/s
SC Read 24.3
SC Write 38.2
SC Mixed 26.6
85% 29.7 GB/s
Latency 75.2
53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 97.8%
Great: 102%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M PRO-VDH PLUS (MS-7A38) Builds (Compare 1,173 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $321
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