MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics64.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive33.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A40
MotherboardMSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180626
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 07 '18 at 22:47
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 17%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Memory 82.3
1-Core 126
2-Core 250
84% 153 Pts
4-Core 484
8-Core 758
77% 621 Pts
64-Core 998
62% 998 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 399.7
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
64.2% Good
Lighting 81
Reflection 80.2
Parallax 69.7
66% 76.9 fps
MRender 70.8
Gravity 74.5
Splatting 76
61% 73.8 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32080RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 67 32 93 64 61 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
33.5% Below average
Read 389
Write 118
Mixed 10
SusWrite 68.2
32% 146 MB/s
4K Read 17
4K Write 15.3
4K Mixed 0.2
34% 10.8 MB/s
DQ Read 139
DQ Write 75.9
DQ Mixed 10.7
34% 75.2 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 33.5%
Great: 78%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
92GB free
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 309 197 200 200 203 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 490
Write 480
Mixed 406
SusWrite 264
92% 410 MB/s
4K Read 42.3
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 55.7
196% 70.7 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 359
DQ Mixed 370
278% 371 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 113%
Great: 134%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40
538GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 111 111 113 114 113 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
67.8% Good
Read 123
Write 116
Mixed 107
SusWrite 112
85% 115 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
204% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 67.8%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$33
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
96.9% Outstanding
MC Read 37.5
MC Write 34.2
MC Mixed 33
100% 34.9 GB/s
SC Read 25.2
SC Write 35.5
SC Mixed 29.5
86% 30.1 GB/s
Latency 76.3
52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 96.9%
Great: 95%

 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 1,509 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: 87% - Excellent Total price: $646
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