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 above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive150% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A40
MotherboardMSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)  (all builds)
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190124
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMar 14 '19 at 22:24
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Memory 83.7
1-Core 120
2-Core 241
82% 148 Pts
4-Core 478
8-Core 479
64% 478 Pts
64-Core 478
30% 478 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 72%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX6000 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$40
127GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V6005-ac Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 784 768 823 799 777 697 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
150% Outstanding
Read 618
Write 714
Mixed 619
SusWrite 774
154% 681 MB/s
4K Read 40.5
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 54.3
196% 72.3 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 397
DQ Mixed 297
249% 359 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 150%
Great: 153%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40
441GB free
Firmware: JP4OA3FE
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 108 108 107 107 106 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
63.8% Good
Read 116
Write 112
Mixed 57.5
SusWrite 106
72% 98 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.9
157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 74%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
286GB free
Firmware: AP73
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 101 102 102 103 103 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
57.7% Above average
Read 99.2
Write 97
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 102
66% 89.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
100% Outstanding
MC Read 36.2
MC Write 37.5
MC Mixed 34.8
103% 36.2 GB/s
SC Read 24.5
SC Write 39.7
SC Mixed 26.8
87% 30.3 GB/s
Latency 74
54% 74 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 100%
Great: 98%

 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 1,509 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: $646
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