MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics88% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive111% 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)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190306
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateApr 16 '19 at 06:58
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$150
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Memory 84.2
1-Core 120
2-Core 240
82% 148 Pts
4-Core 473
8-Core 755
75% 614 Pts
64-Core 964
60% 964 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Zotac(19DA 2445) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2184 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 425.31
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
88% Excellent
Lighting 133
Reflection 54.8
Parallax 44.7
108% 77.5 fps
MRender 68.1
Gravity 47.7
Splatting 62.1
49% 59.3 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 88%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 187 167 177 181 174 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 487
Mixed 404
SusWrite 204
89% 398 MB/s
4K Read 43.6
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 59.7
200% 70.6 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 362
DQ Mixed 363
275% 370 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 111%
Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90
348GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 478 477 486 490 490 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
131% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 483
Mixed 418
SusWrite 483
106% 471 MB/s
4K Read 45.3
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 61.2
207% 73.2 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 362
DQ Mixed 370
279% 372 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 131%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$60
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
115% Outstanding
MC Read 45.7
MC Write 43.1
MC Mixed 37.5
120% 42.1 GB/s
SC Read 26.3
SC Write 41.5
SC Mixed 31.6
95% 33.1 GB/s
Latency 73.2
55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 115%
Great: 111%

 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 1,510 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: $641
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HDDRAMUSB
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