MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics34.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive78.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180822
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 23 '18 at 23:44
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Memory 87.3
1-Core 126
2-Core 251
86% 155 Pts
4-Core 442
8-Core 816
75% 629 Pts
64-Core 1022
63% 1022 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
MSI(1462 3205) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
34.7% Below average
Lighting 45.2
Reflection 43
Parallax 38.7
37% 42.3 fps
MRender 39
Gravity 39.7
Splatting 34.6
31% 37.8 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 34.7%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Mushkin MKNSSDTR240GB-LT 240GB
98GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0330AA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 90 54 55 53 53 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
78.1% Very good
Read 492
Write 432
Mixed 399
SusWrite 85.4
79% 352 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 68.4
4K Mixed 38.6
128% 45.1 MB/s
DQ Read 292
DQ Write 298
DQ Mixed 192
172% 260 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 91%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
378GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 112 112 116 116 115 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
62.5% Good
Read 104
Write 104
Mixed 28.4
SusWrite 114
63% 87.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.4
100% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 62.5%
Great: 75%
takeMS Mem-drive Easyll 8GB
6GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.2 5.6 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
6.29% Terrible
Read 18.8
Write 4
Mixed 4.3
SusWrite 5.4
9% 8.12 MB/s
4K Read 10.1
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
37% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.29%
Great: 6%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$36
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 41.8
MC Write 38.4
MC Mixed 33.7
108% 38 GB/s
SC Read 26.5
SC Write 36.1
SC Mixed 28.7
87% 30.4 GB/s
Latency 70.2
57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 104%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450-A PRO (MS-7B86) Builds (Compare 1,855 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $360
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