MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 127%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 116%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics142% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive229% 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)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 22 '19 at 03:33
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Memory 87.1
1-Core 115
2-Core 252
84% 151 Pts
4-Core 482
8-Core 757
76% 620 Pts
64-Core 1,001
62% 1,001 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
EVGA(3842 2383) ≥ 4GB; evga XC ULTRA
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
142% Outstanding
Lighting 182
Reflection 227
Parallax 220
148% 210 fps
MRender 254
Gravity 208
Splatting 145
159% 202 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 142%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
861GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1501 1529 1552 1005 104 135 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
229% Outstanding
Read 1,437
Write 1564
Mixed 1,085
SusWrite 971
284% 1,264 MB/s
4K Read 55
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 73.3
251% 89.4 MB/s
DQ Read 625
DQ Write 917
DQ Mixed 271
345% 604 MB/s
Poor: 127%
This bench: 229%
Great: 255%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 32GB
24GB free, PID 5575
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.8 4.2 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
11.2% Very poor
Read 23
Write 14.8
Mixed 16.2
SusWrite 4.4
18% 14.6 MB/s
4K Read 4.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 2.5
167% 3 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 11.2%
Great: 19%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing below potential (95th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
102% Outstanding
MC Read 40.8
MC Write 37.6
MC Mixed 32.4
106% 36.9 GB/s
SC Read 24.7
SC Write 37.5
SC Mixed 26.8
85% 29.7 GB/s
Latency 70.4
57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 102%
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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