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

Performance Results


Gaming 74% Battleship	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 68% Battle cruiser


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 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	74.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	45.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A38
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200418
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 28 '21 at 14:25
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	0%

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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 5 3600-$82 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Memory 82.2 1-Core 148 2-Core 298 95% 176 Pts	4-Core 575 8-Core 848 89% 711 Pts	64-Core 1,094 68% 1,094 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Nvidia(10DE 21C4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Lighting 92.7 Reflection 92.1 Parallax 85.4 76% 90.1 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 82.3 Splatting 73.8 71% 89.2 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Crucial BX500 120GB-$15 37,154 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 34 51 23 35 50 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	45.8% Average	Read 511 Write 433 Mixed 8.9 SusWrite 92.4 58% 261 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 17.4 64% 16.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 304GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 141 139 142 145 140 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Read 164 Write 105 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 142 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 113%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB 4,649 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 23GB free, PID null, Ultra Flair SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 56 25 22 18 18 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	40.7% Average	Read 140 Write 52.4 Mixed 65 SusWrite 33.2 84% 72.7 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 4.2 296% 4.77 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	MC Read 35.9 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 35.4 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 26.4 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 35.8 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 76.6 52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 111%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 66: 9R 7G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
66%	46%	35	325	273	144	23.5"	1920 1080	ACR06A7 KG241Q P

History: Score 9: 1R 0G 4B | Score 66: 9R 7G 0B

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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 $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 $240Bench 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: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $388

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