MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics48.9% 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 Drive237% 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)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181220
Uptime2.7 Days
Run DateJan 19 '19 at 20:35
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
Watch Gameplay: 580 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Memory 76.6
1-Core 118
2-Core 238
79% 144 Pts
4-Core 457
8-Core 720
72% 589 Pts
64-Core 966
60% 966 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
MSI(1462 8A92) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.1.1
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
48.9% Average
Lighting 58.9
Reflection 69.3
Parallax 84.6
48% 70.9 fps
MRender 69.9
Gravity 61.2
Splatting 56.9
51% 62.7 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 48.9%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$37
306GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 101140WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1067 850 851 840 866 828 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
237% Outstanding
Read 1,948
Write 2,114
Mixed 1,642
SusWrite 884
370% 1,647 MB/s
4K Read 45.8
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 65.8
227% 83.2 MB/s
DQ Read 942
DQ Write 627
DQ Mixed 860
622% 810 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 237%
Great: 284%
Toshiba MK7575GSX 750GB-$63
668GB free
Firmware: GT001M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 99 103 100 104 97 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
55.6% Above average
Read 93.4
Write 96.7
Mixed 20.7
SusWrite 100
56% 77.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
119% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 55.6%
Great: 55%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4-2133 CL15 8GB CT8G4DFS8213.C8FBR1 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
77% Very good
MC Read 29
MC Write 27.8
MC Mixed 25.8
79% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 20.6
SC Write 28.5
SC Mixed 23.3
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 87.2
46% 87.2 ns
Poor: 77%
This bench: 77%
Great: 80%

 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%
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Motherboard: MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) - $120

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $646
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