MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics96.9% 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 Drive93.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A40
MotherboardMSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190520
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 14 '19 at 13:59
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 19%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
Memory 86.3
1-Core 123
2-Core 245
84% 152 Pts
4-Core 490
8-Core 784
78% 637 Pts
64-Core 1,003
62% 1,003 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
Zotac(19DA 1516) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 435.27
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
96.9% Outstanding
Lighting 112
Reflection 111
Parallax 92.3
91% 105 fps
MRender 178
Gravity 127
Splatting 104
108% 136 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 96.9%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116
180GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 292 306 308 308 299 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
Read 440
Write 329
Mixed 318
SusWrite 302
78% 347 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 97.5
4K Mixed 41.7
150% 56.3 MB/s
DQ Read 198
DQ Write 309
DQ Mixed 144
140% 217 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 97%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
621GB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 460 462 466 413 412 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 469
Mixed 427
SusWrite 444
104% 461 MB/s
4K Read 36.4
4K Write 92.9
4K Mixed 51.8
171% 60.4 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 362
DQ Mixed 303
247% 351 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 117%
Great: 125%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
110% Outstanding
MC Read 44.1
MC Write 40.7
MC Mixed 36
115% 40.3 GB/s
SC Read 25
SC Write 40.6
SC Mixed 29.1
90% 31.6 GB/s
Latency 71.1
56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 110%
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 1,507 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: 84% - Excellent Total price: $668
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HDDRAMUSB
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