MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics107% 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 Drive175% 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)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181106
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 12 '19 at 18:44
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (90th 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 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
Memory 89.2
1-Core 126
2-Core 253
87% 156 Pts
4-Core 505
8-Core 840
82% 673 Pts
64-Core 1,042
64% 1,042 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.7.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 135
Reflection 114
Parallax 224
110% 158 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 129
Splatting 146
107% 129 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 107%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60
321GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 796 375 187 58 74 147 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
175% Outstanding
Read 1373
Write 930
Mixed 883
SusWrite 273
192% 865 MB/s
4K Read 55.3
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 71.2
249% 88.5 MB/s
DQ Read 325
DQ Write 859
DQ Mixed 221
275% 468 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 175%
Great: 209%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
585GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 109 110 110 111 111 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
65.3% Good
Read 117
Write 99.5
Mixed 98.5
SusWrite 110
79% 106 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
210% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 65.3%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 44.1
MC Write 40.1
MC Mixed 34.6
113% 39.6 GB/s
SC Read 26.4
SC Write 41.4
SC Mixed 29.4
93% 32.4 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 109%
Great: 107%

 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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