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 (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive232% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A40
MotherboardMSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 15 '19 at 01:54
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700-$185
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Memory 89.9
1-Core 123
2-Core 247
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 484
8-Core 918
83% 701 Pts
64-Core 1,336
83% 1,336 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2039 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 425.31
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 79.3
Reflection 84.2
Parallax 72.1
65% 78.5 fps
Gravity 71.5
Splatting 79.9
68% 75.7 fps
Poor: 51% Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5512GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
207GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57DA4105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1312 1219 1352 1332 1234 1159 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
232% Outstanding
Read 1201
Write 1,431
Mixed 995
SusWrite 1,268
276% 1,224 MB/s
4K Read 45
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 62
214% 77.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,000
DQ Write 824
DQ Mixed 639
553% 821 MB/s
Poor: 90%
This bench: 232%
Great: 235%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
617GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 106 108 108 108 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
63.2% Good
Read 113
Write 60.2
Mixed 54.4
SusWrite 106
61% 83.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
107% Outstanding
MC Read 43.8
MC Write 38.9
MC Mixed 32.8
110% 38.5 GB/s
SC Read 25.9
SC Write 41.9
SC Mixed 29.8
93% 32.5 GB/s
Latency 67.3
59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%

 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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