MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics66% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive109% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A40
MotherboardMSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)  (all builds)
Memory4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180806
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 04 '18 at 01:48
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (89th 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 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
Memory 79.9
1-Core 120
2-Core 242
81% 147 Pts
4-Core 445
8-Core 736
72% 591 Pts
64-Core 1,005
62% 1,005 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
EVGA(3842 6368) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 399.7
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
66% Good
Lighting 84.1
Reflection 81.1
Parallax 70.2
68% 78.4 fps
MRender 71.2
Gravity 74.6
Splatting 77
61% 74.3 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 66%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$113
376GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 401 392 401 407 404 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 487
Write 463
Mixed 280
SusWrite 397
91% 407 MB/s
4K Read 37.5
4K Write 93
4K Mixed 48.2
168% 59.6 MB/s
DQ Read 308
DQ Write 281
DQ Mixed 231
191% 273 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 109%
Great: 116%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$45
449GB free
Firmware: M3CR020
SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 461 462 463 468 442 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 470
Mixed 435
SusWrite 456
105% 466 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 54.3
179% 64.9 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 362
DQ Mixed 297
244% 349 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 121%
Great: 125%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x4GB-$30
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
MC Read 33.4
MC Write 31.3
MC Mixed 29.2
89% 31.3 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 31.2
SC Mixed 22.8
71% 25 GB/s
Latency 80.8
50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 90%

 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: 87% - Excellent Total price: $641
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HDDRAMUSB
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