MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	34.3% 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 Drive	225% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180822
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 21 '18 at 10:17
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Memory 85.4 1-Core 119 2-Core 238 82% 148 Pts	4-Core 435 8-Core 687 69% 561 Pts	64-Core 935 58% 935 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3205) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34.3% Below average	Lighting 44.3 Reflection 43 Parallax 38.6 36% 42 fps	MRender 39.1 Gravity 39.7 Splatting 34.6 31% 37.8 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$80 9,612 User benchmarks, average bench 153% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1119 1121 1121 1120 1017 178 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	225% Outstanding	Read 2,038 Write 1,135 Mixed 1,046 SusWrite 946 287% 1,291 MB/s	4K Read 52.9 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 67 220% 73.6 MB/s	DQ Read 418 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 395 290% 382 MB/s
Poor: 104% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 241%
Mushkin MKNSSDTR240GB-LT 240GB 370 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 123GB free Firmware: P0330AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 54 54 54 54 55 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	78.8% Very good	Read 491 Write 438 Mixed 398 SusWrite 90.2 79% 354 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 65.7 4K Mixed 37.6 125% 43.7 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 239 204% 299 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 91%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 463GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 114 114 114 114 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	63.7% Good	Read 110 Write 104 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 113 63% 87.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.4 98% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$36 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 41.5 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 33.3 107% 37.6 GB/s	SC Read 26 SC Write 36 SC Mixed 28.4 86% 30.1 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 103%

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Gaming 44%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 41%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	594x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	233x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	206x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	175x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	130x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	90x

SSD
MX500 500GBCrucial $49Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	69x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	67x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	58x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	152x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	109x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	76x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $370

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16