MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall 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!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	58.8% 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 Drive	307% 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.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A40
Motherboard	MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) (all builds)
Memory	6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190124
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '19 at 13:56
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 2700-$185 123,820 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Memory 87.5 1-Core 127 2-Core 253 87% 156 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 924 86% 715 Pts	64-Core 1,382 86% 1,382 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% EVGA(3842 6162) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing below potential (100^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (73 fps cap detected)	58.8% Above average	Lighting 71.9 Reflection 72.7 Parallax 63.9 59% 69.5 fps	MRender 72.2 Gravity 70.6 Splatting 73.4 59% 72.1 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 436GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0906I Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 989 1000 1002 998 1003 1003 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	307% Outstanding	Read 2,742 Write 1,914 Mixed 1,506 SusWrite 999 398% 1,790 MB/s	4K Read 64.7 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 86 289% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,151 DQ Write 957 DQ Mixed 570 559% 892 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 307% Great: 311%
Asmt 2115 500GB 793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 111GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 69 69 71 69 70 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 76.5 Write 61.1 Mixed 60.9 SusWrite 69.5 50% 67 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 1.2 254% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 1x8GB 407 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 3600 MHz clocked @ 1800 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	60.8% Good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 17.7 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 17.5 54% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 65%

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Workstation 74%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	292x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	210x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	116x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	74x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	71x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	69x

SSD
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	40x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	38x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	36x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	127x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	102x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	41x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $646

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16