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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics73.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive213% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star B450 Gaming MAG META 5 (MS-B930)
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
DisplayΧρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210318
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 20 '21 at 20:44
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$84
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Memory 80.7
1-Core 141
2-Core 274
90% 165 Pts
4-Core 492
8-Core 841
81% 666 Pts
64-Core 1,074
66% 1,074 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.51
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
73.8% Very good
Lighting 92.7
Reflection 89.1
Parallax 82.7
76% 88.2 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 80.4
Splatting 72
70% 88.3 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1032 512GB
388GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21111000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 698 438 437 437 434 433 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
213% Outstanding
Read 1573
Write 1619
Mixed 1,245
SusWrite 480
275% 1,229 MB/s
4K Read 51.1
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 74.4
257% 94.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,147
DQ Write 697
DQ Mixed 927
689% 923 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 213%
Great: 232%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
909GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 198 197 195 196 195 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 200
Write 162
Mixed 80.7
SusWrite 196
116% 160 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 114%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA81GU6CJR8N-XN 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
85% Excellent
MC Read 34.1
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 33.4
87% 30.5 GB/s
SC Read 24
SC Write 23.4
SC Mixed 31.5
75% 26.3 GB/s
Latency 79.3
50% 79.3 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 85%
Great: 102%

 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 7,729 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)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $383
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