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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics95.1% 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 Drive44.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190918
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 04 '19 at 19:55
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$82
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
Memory 77.6
1-Core 148
2-Core 298
93% 174 Pts
4-Core 589
8-Core 895
92% 742 Pts
64-Core 1,099
68% 1,099 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-$275
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.9.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.1% Outstanding
Lighting 119
Reflection 99.5
Parallax 223
97% 147 fps
MRender 97.2
Gravity 104
Splatting 128
92% 110 fps
Poor: 78%
This bench: 95.1%
Great: 91%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
130GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1D2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 140 144 147 233 147 MB/s
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
44.4% Average
Read 260
Write 115
Mixed 125
SusWrite 174
37% 168 MB/s
4K Read 23.7
4K Write 30.8
4K Mixed 17.1
74% 23.9 MB/s
DQ Read 24.4
DQ Write 26.3
DQ Mixed 24.1
18% 24.9 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 44.4%
Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 167 165 168 167 166 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 139
Mixed 82.2
SusWrite 166
105% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 101%
Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
886GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 179 179 180 179 179 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 174
Mixed 106
SusWrite 178
119% 162 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.2
240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 106%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB-$41
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
76.5% Very good
MC Read 31.4
MC Write 20.2
MC Mixed 29.9
78% 27.2 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 20
SC Mixed 30.6
70% 24.6 GB/s
Latency 85.2
47% 85.2 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 79%

 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 7,728 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $388
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