MSI B450M PRO-M2 (MS-7B84)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics8.64% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B84
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-M2 (MS-7B84)  (all builds)
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180604
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateOct 25 '18 at 06:54
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G-$104
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.75 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.5% Very good
Memory 78.8
1-Core 113
2-Core 230
78% 141 Pts
4-Core 440
8-Core 443
59% 441 Pts
64-Core 447
28% 447 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 560-$500
CLim: 1196 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.10.1
Relative performance (0th percentile)
8.64% Terrible
Lighting 0.1
Reflection 30.5
Parallax 36.3
0% 22.3 fps
MRender 29.8
Gravity 27.8
Splatting 33.8
25% 30.4 fps
Poor: 19%
This bench: 8.64%
Great: 25%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47
404GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 62 53 60 81 90 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
44.5% Average
Read 89.8
Write 87.5
Mixed 49.5
SusWrite 64.9
54% 72.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
144% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 44.5%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Patriot PSD44G266681 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
97.4% Outstanding
MC Read 35.7
MC Write 36.6
MC Mixed 34.3
102% 35.5 GB/s
SC Read 23
SC Write 38.8
SC Mixed 24.8
82% 28.9 GB/s
Latency 82.8
48% 82.8 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 97.4%
Great: 96%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M PRO-M2 (MS-7B84) Builds (Compare 925 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-M2 (MS-7B84) - $80

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $378
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