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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics4.19% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive204% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory61 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200610
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 08 '20 at 19:35
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Memory 66.5
1-Core 148
2-Core 287
88% 167 Pts
4-Core 546
8-Core 794
84% 670 Pts
64-Core 1078
67% 1078 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710
Asus(1043 8770) 2GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
4.19% Terrible
Lighting 4.9
Reflection 4.5
Parallax 4.94
4% 4.78 fps
MRender 6.48
Gravity 3.9
Splatting 6.22
5% 5.53 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.19%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB
853GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RKT30Q.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1671 1748 1745 1786 1772 1787 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
204% Outstanding
Read 97.9
Write 401
Mixed 126
SusWrite 1,752
137% 594 MB/s
4K Read 3.4
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 75.4
159% 62.3 MB/s
DQ Read 688
DQ Write 1,075
DQ Mixed 905
678% 889 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 204%
Great: 305%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.4% Good
MC Read 27.3
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 26.6
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 26.5
63% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 110
36% 110 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 67.4%
Great: 120%

 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 7,738 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat

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

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