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 way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive243% 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 @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180806
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateJun 28 '19 at 17:59
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Memory 79.8
1-Core 119
2-Core 234
80% 144 Pts
4-Core 470
8-Core 753
75% 611 Pts
64-Core 877
54% 877 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$80
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1120 1132 1134 296 177 181 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
243% Outstanding
Read 2,084
Write 1,118
Mixed 1,083
SusWrite 673
275% 1,240 MB/s
4K Read 60.9
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 80.5
264% 90.5 MB/s
DQ Read 814
DQ Write 815
DQ Mixed 623
521% 751 MB/s
Poor: 104%
This bench: 243%
Great: 241%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
250GB free
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 486 493 489 493 485 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
127% Outstanding
Read 494
Write 485
Mixed 413
SusWrite 488
106% 470 MB/s
4K Read 43.1
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 58.3
193% 67.3 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 364
DQ Mixed 372
280% 374 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 127%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
88% Excellent
MC Read 33.9
MC Write 32.5
MC Mixed 29.2
91% 31.9 GB/s
SC Read 22.4
SC Write 31
SC Mixed 25.4
75% 26.3 GB/s
Latency 81
49% 81 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 88%
Great: 88%

 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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