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

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	101% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	81% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '20 at 17:06
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Memory 89.7 1-Core 128 2-Core 249 87% 156 Pts	4-Core 497 8-Core 941 86% 719 Pts	64-Core 1,247 77% 1,247 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Gigabyte(1458 37C2) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 116 Parallax 118 105% 121 fps	MRender 154 Gravity 112 Splatting 94.7 95% 120 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SK hynix SC311 SATA 512GB 5,047 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 413GB free (System drive) Firmware: 70000P10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 369 345 358 303 354 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	81% Excellent	Read 481 Write 454 Mixed 421 SusWrite 336 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 42.8 4K Mixed 28.9 94% 31.4 MB/s	DQ Read 244 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 298 217% 279 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 109%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB 129,581 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 931GB free Firmware: JA0OA4D0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 104 97 102 103 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 98.2 Write 99.2 Mixed 38 SusWrite 102 61% 84.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown IRP3600D4V64L17S/8G 2x8GB 1,375 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 44.3 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 33.6 111% 39 GB/s	SC Read 26.8 SC Write 39.2 SC Mixed 27.8 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 116%

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

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Workstation 60%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,435x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	750x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $150Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	452x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	645x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	449x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	399x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	192x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	174x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	135x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	515x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	422x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	304x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $381

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16