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 way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive49.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181106
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 19 '19 at 02:22
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st 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 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
79.6% Very good
Memory 81.7
1-Core 117
2-Core 231
80% 143 Pts
4-Core 447
8-Core 447
60% 447 Pts
64-Core 455
28% 455 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega 8 (Ryzen iGPU)
MSI(1462 7A40) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.12
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 7% Great: 11%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Patriot Pyro 60GB-$125
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 332ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 61 64 64 65 64 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
49.5% Average
Read 188
Write 70
Mixed 108
SusWrite 63.6
24% 107 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 67.9
4K Mixed 27.4
109% 40.2 MB/s
DQ Read 139
DQ Write 71.5
DQ Mixed 90.1
71% 100 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 49.5%
Great: 51%
Patriot Scorch M2 128GB
119GB free
Firmware: E8FM11.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 141 140 142 142 142 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 772
Write 462
Mixed 552
SusWrite 188
110% 493 MB/s
4K Read 37.2
4K Write 90.5
4K Mixed 45.6
163% 57.8 MB/s
DQ Read 361
DQ Write 462
DQ Mixed 336
275% 386 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 111%
Great: 131%
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 125 127 127 128 123 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
66.6% Good
Read 107
Write 109
Mixed 56.5
SusWrite 125
73% 99.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
192% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
94.1% Outstanding
MC Read 34.4
MC Write 33.3
MC Mixed 34.8
98% 34.2 GB/s
SC Read 21.2
SC Write 36.5
SC Mixed 25.6
79% 27.8 GB/s
Latency 77.4
52% 77.4 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 94.1%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 79%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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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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