MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics39.6% 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 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.
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-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181106
Uptime1.7 Days
Run DateDec 08 '18 at 15:39
Run Duration104 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Memory 89.5
1-Core 119
2-Core 237
84% 149 Pts
4-Core 471
8-Core 680
72% 576 Pts
64-Core 960
59% 960 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
EVGA(3842 2968) 2GB
CLim: 1595 MHz, MLim: 1785 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 417.22
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
39.6% Below average
Lighting 52
Reflection 49.4
Parallax 43.6
42% 48.3 fps
MRender 40.7
Gravity 45.1
Splatting 39.9
34% 41.9 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 39.6%
Great: 36%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
399GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 117 125 134 132 132 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
86.6% Excellent
Read 179
Write 172
Mixed 85
SusWrite 122
102% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
108% Outstanding
MC Read 44.1
MC Write 39.7
MC Mixed 34.4
113% 39.4 GB/s
SC Read 25.8
SC Write 39.3
SC Mixed 28.8
89% 31.3 GB/s
Latency 67.8
59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 108%
Great: 107%

 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 1,848 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: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $377
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