MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
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 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics23.7% 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 Drive246% 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-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 02 '19 at 13:30
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU1%

 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-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Memory 83.7
1-Core 119
2-Core 238
82% 147 Pts
4-Core 475
8-Core 738
75% 606 Pts
64-Core 970
60% 970 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 570-$350
POV(1ACC 02F4) 2.5GB
CLim: 841 MHz, MLim: 990 MHz, Ram: 2.5GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
23.7% Poor
Lighting 28.3
Reflection 43.5
Parallax 31.5
23% 34.4 fps
MRender 40.2
Gravity 23.3
Splatting 29
25% 30.8 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 23.7%
Great: 22%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
204GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1297 301 299 303 304 301 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
246% Outstanding
Read 2,464
Write 1,464
Mixed 1,302
SusWrite 468
315% 1,425 MB/s
4K Read 55.6
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 75.1
255% 90.4 MB/s
DQ Read 966
DQ Write 836
DQ Mixed 959
703% 920 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 246%
Great: 280%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129
931GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 492 484 495 495 494 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 471
Mixed 467
SusWrite 492
109% 486 MB/s
4K Read 41.6
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 58.6
200% 72.1 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 361
DQ Mixed 369
278% 372 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 129%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing below potential (92nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
101% Outstanding
MC Read 40.7
MC Write 37.1
MC Mixed 32.7
105% 36.8 GB/s
SC Read 24.8
SC Write 38.1
SC Mixed 27.6
86% 30.2 GB/s
Latency 73.9
54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 101%
Great: 103%

 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 1,846 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: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $339
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