MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 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 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics57.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive325% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A40
MotherboardMSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)  (all builds)
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180806
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJan 17 '19 at 23:15
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
83.2% Excellent
Memory 85
1-Core 123
2-Core 244
84% 151 Pts
4-Core 438
8-Core 744
72% 591 Pts
64-Core 979
61% 979 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1411 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.12.2
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
57.7% Above average
Lighting 72.8
Reflection 73.5
Parallax 91.9
59% 79.4 fps
MRender 72.7
Gravity 72.7
Splatting 58.1
54% 67.8 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$60
299GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1567 1553 1594 1556 1599 1561 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
325% Outstanding
Read 2,272
Write 1,522
Mixed 1,280
SusWrite 1,572
371% 1,662 MB/s
4K Read 62.3
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 90.1
293% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 1,117
DQ Write 977
DQ Mixed 1,050
786% 1,048 MB/s
Poor: 127%
This bench: 325%
Great: 333%
WD Elements 2TB
1.5TB free, PID 10b8
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 106 107 106 106 108 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
43.7% Average
Read 102
Write 101
Mixed 58.7
SusWrite 107
124% 92.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 43.7%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
110% Outstanding
MC Read 44.9
MC Write 40.9
MC Mixed 34.7
115% 40.2 GB/s
SC Read 26.1
SC Write 40
SC Mixed 29.6
91% 31.9 GB/s
Latency 71.9
56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%

 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 1,507 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: $640
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