MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics61.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive49.9% 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.
Very high background CPU (50%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A40
MotherboardMSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180626
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 11 '18 at 02:41
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 50%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$150
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
77.5% Very good
Memory 83.7
1-Core 108
2-Core 223
78% 138 Pts
4-Core 384
8-Core 586
60% 485 Pts
64-Core 879
54% 879 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Asus(1043 8655) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
61.1% Good
Lighting 75.9
Reflection 77.9
Parallax 67.5
62% 73.8 fps
MRender 72.2
Gravity 70.4
Splatting 74.7
60% 72.5 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Team L3 SSD 120GB
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S9FM02.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 61 87 64 91 68 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
49.9% Average
Read 406
Write 101
Mixed 189
SusWrite 74.1
42% 193 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 57
4K Mixed 12.9
90% 32.9 MB/s
DQ Read 89.9
DQ Write 52.5
DQ Mixed 2.3
20% 48.2 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 49.9%
Great: 71%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28
893GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 157 176 176 160 159 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 185
Write 172
Mixed 38
SusWrite 167
102% 141 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
135% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 101%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 41.9
MC Write 38.3
MC Mixed 34.6
109% 38.3 GB/s
SC Read 24.9
SC Write 36.7
SC Mixed 29.2
86% 30.3 GB/s
Latency 73.9
54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 105%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) Builds (Compare 1,512 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) - $120

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $618
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