MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics101% 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 Drive113% 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)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181106
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 28 '19 at 17:32
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (96th 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 4.05 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
88.3% Excellent
Memory 86.9
1-Core 125
2-Core 249
86% 154 Pts
4-Core 482
8-Core 785
78% 634 Pts
64-Core 1,022
63% 1,022 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 88.3%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2152 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.39
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Lighting 129
Reflection 144
Parallax 121
105% 131 fps
MRender 103
Gravity 127
Splatting 110
93% 113 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 101%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$113
396GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 413 414 409 408 409 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 464
Mixed 380
SusWrite 417
99% 440 MB/s
4K Read 38.4
4K Write 98.7
4K Mixed 50.1
175% 62.4 MB/s
DQ Read 311
DQ Write 290
DQ Mixed 268
210% 290 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 113%
Great: 116%
WD Green 240GB (2016)
9GB free
Firmware: Z3311000
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 455
Write 409
Mixed 365
91% 410 MB/s
4K Read 22.5
4K Write 99.8
4K Mixed 21.7
115% 48 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 32.8
82% 168 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3000 C16 Series 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3066 MHz clocked @ 1533 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 42.3
MC Write 38.1
MC Mixed 33.8
109% 38.1 GB/s
SC Read 25.4
SC Write 39.9
SC Mixed 28.7
90% 31.3 GB/s
Latency 70.6
57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 105%
Great: 100%

 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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