MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 136%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 138%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics152% 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 Drive226% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A40
MotherboardMSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190306
Uptime8.7 Days
Run DateJul 08 '19 at 06:33
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
88.8% Excellent
Memory 89.5
1-Core 129
2-Core 252
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 473
8-Core 938
83% 705 Pts
64-Core 1,344
83% 1,344 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
MSI(1462 3713) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
152% Outstanding
Lighting 204
Reflection 223
Parallax 235
166% 220 fps
MRender 257
Gravity 223
Splatting 140
162% 207 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 152%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$37
254GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 101140WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 735 736 668 672 687 656 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
226% Outstanding
Read 1,931
Write 1,960
Mixed 1,678
SusWrite 692
351% 1,565 MB/s
4K Read 45.4
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 66.3
225% 82 MB/s
DQ Read 972
DQ Write 694
DQ Mixed 893
651% 853 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 226%
Great: 284%
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB
755GB free
Firmware: UH5100RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 93 71 102 46 49 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
48.7% Average
Read 455
Write 281
Mixed 149
SusWrite 76.3
53% 240 MB/s
4K Read 20.1
4K Write 43.2
4K Mixed 14.5
72% 25.9 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 83.7
DQ Mixed 23.9
38% 74.8 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 48.7%
Great: 58%
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 (90th percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 43
MC Write 37.7
MC Mixed 33.3
109% 38 GB/s
SC Read 26.2
SC Write 40.7
SC Mixed 29.4
92% 32.1 GB/s
Latency 67.9
59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 105%
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 1,509 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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