MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive121% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A40
MotherboardMSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180806
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 18 '18 at 16:24
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G-$135
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
78.5% Very good
Memory 79.8
1-Core 119
2-Core 238
81% 146 Pts
4-Core 416
8-Core 656
66% 536 Pts
64-Core 657
41% 657 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$75
377GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 492 490 493 493 319 293 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 488
Mixed 462
SusWrite 430
107% 473 MB/s
4K Read 41.1
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 55.1
187% 66.1 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 358
DQ Mixed 367
276% 368 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 121%
Great: 129%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71
3.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 104 104 103 105 104 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Read 196
Write 226
Mixed 112
SusWrite 105
118% 160 MB/s
4K Read 5.5
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1
403% 3.3 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2800 MHz clocked @ 1400 MHz
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
MC Read 29.9
MC Write 33.6
MC Mixed 26.9
86% 30.1 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 35.9
SC Mixed 23.5
78% 27.2 GB/s
Latency 80.9
49% 80.9 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 84.5%
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 1,510 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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