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

Performance Results


Gaming 90% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	98.6% 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 Drive	89.2% 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	64GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	52.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201126
Uptime	13.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 25 '20 at 18:52
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X-$295 141,122 User benchmarks, average bench 87% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 68.6 1-Core 157 2-Core 310 94% 178 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 996 97% 795 Pts	64-Core 1,458 90% 1,458 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Nvidia(10DE 139F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (143 fps cap detected)	98.6% Outstanding	Lighting 143 Reflection 143 Parallax 143 116% 143 fps	MRender 143 Gravity 127 Splatting 0.1 64% 89.9 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 163GB free (System drive) Firmware: 411040WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 186 172 191 178 169 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 331 Write 203 Mixed 218 SusWrite 188 52% 235 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 43.2 167% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 228 190% 278 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 111%
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 512GB 21,659 User benchmarks, average bench 246% 127GB free Firmware: 42A4SANA SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 639 508 481 503 466 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	209% Outstanding	Read 2,188 Write 1,618 Mixed 660 SusWrite 505 275% 1,243 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 46.6 205% 85 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 958 DQ Mixed 430 391% 575 MB/s
Poor: 155% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 318%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 1.5TB free Firmware: FP1R SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 146 145 147 146 146 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 153 Write 152 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 146 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.2 276% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 75 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.9% Good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 26.5 69% 24 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 18 SC Mixed 27.8 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 128%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 60%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,438x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	753x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $142Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	453x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	646x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	449x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	399x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	193x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	174x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	135x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	516x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	423x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	304x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $387

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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