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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics91.8% 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 Drive54.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 MS-7A38
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX (MS-7A38)  (all builds)
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190723
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 03 '22 at 13:21
Run Duration224 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Memory 83.6
1-Core 121
2-Core 234
82% 146 Pts
4-Core 451
8-Core 716
72% 584 Pts
64-Core 919
57% 919 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Zotac(19DA 3571) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 511.23
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
91.8% Outstanding
Lighting 116
Reflection 125
Parallax 107
95% 116 fps
MRender 130
Gravity 98.3
Splatting 93.7
86% 107 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 91.8%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38
189GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M6CR022
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.3 4.9 5.7 257 264 121 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
54.6% Above average
Read 502
Write 257
Mixed 334
SusWrite 110
67% 301 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 87
4K Mixed 0.4
87% 38 MB/s
DQ Read 199
DQ Write 6.8
DQ Mixed 0.5
26% 68.6 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 54.6%
Great: 92%
Kingston SA400M8120G 120GB
112GB free
Firmware: SBFK
SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 75 77 84 76 77 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Read 500
Write 393
Mixed 369
SusWrite 113
77% 344 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 85.8
4K Mixed 36.2
151% 53.8 MB/s
DQ Read 245
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 187
162% 238 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
224GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 164 164 162 166 166 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Read 127
Write 132
Mixed 90.6
SusWrite 164
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.2
238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT8G4D32AET4K.M8FE1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
112% Outstanding
MC Read 45.1
MC Write 41
MC Mixed 36.1
116% 40.7 GB/s
SC Read 28.3
SC Write 40.3
SC Mixed 32.1
96% 33.6 GB/s
Latency 74.2
54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 112%
Great: 112%

 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 7,739 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: $380
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