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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	96.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201126
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '21 at 03:25
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Memory 84.1 1-Core 146 2-Core 291 94% 174 Pts	4-Core 523 8-Core 846 84% 685 Pts	64-Core 1,055 65% 1,055 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 330F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 132 Parallax 121 99% 125 fps	MRender 94 Gravity 125 Splatting 112 91% 110 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 106GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,562 Write 2242 Mixed 1,578 472% 2,127 MB/s	4K Read 61.6 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 85.8 293% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 999 DQ Write 947 DQ Mixed 1,087 785% 1,011 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
Seagate ST3000NM0053 3TB 816 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 1.5TB free Firmware: G00A SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 96 98 99 97 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 132 Write 127 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 97.8 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 225% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 121 109 96 105 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 30.7 Write 39.5 Mixed 26.1 SusWrite 117 39% 53.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.3 111% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 90%
Maxtor OneTouch 1TB 141 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 538GB free, PID 7300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 40 40 40 40 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	15.1% Very poor	Read 13.2 Write 22 Mixed 27.6 SusWrite 39.8 38% 25.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 74% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 15.1% Great: 21%
WD My Book Essentials 2TB 1,714 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 235GB free, PID 1110 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.2 7.7 6.1 5.7 5.8 5.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	2.69% Terrible	Read 6.5 Write 6 Mixed 13 SusWrite 6.6 11% 8.02 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 7% 0.07 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 2.69% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	86.8% Excellent	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 34.6 88% 31 GB/s	SC Read 25.4 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 32.6 77% 27.1 GB/s	Latency 73.3 54% 73.3 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 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
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	19"	1280 720	DEL4015 DELL 1907FP

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Gaming 64%

Destroyer

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 60%

Gunboat

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 $154Bench 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