MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 141%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 147%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics158% 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 Drive250% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190622
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 18 '19 at 00:38
Run Duration228 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
Memory 72.6
1-Core 150
2-Core 297
92% 173 Pts
4-Core 580
8-Core 1,135
102% 858 Pts
64-Core 1,429
88% 1,429 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
EVGA(3842 2382) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing below potential (56th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
158% Outstanding
Lighting 218
Reflection 226
Parallax 224
178% 223 fps
MRender 259
Gravity 215
Splatting 140
161% 205 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 158%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
154GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 650 502 442 433 422 411 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
250% Outstanding
Read 1,547
Write 1,396
Mixed 1,214
SusWrite 477
259% 1,158 MB/s
4K Read 68.1
4K Write 184
4K Mixed 96.3
324% 116 MB/s
DQ Read 1,446
DQ Write 1,162
DQ Mixed 1,236
944% 1,281 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 250%
Great: 340%
Micron_1100_MTFDDAK2T0TBN 2TB
798GB free
Firmware: M0MU031
SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 440 390 278 281 279 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
98.1% Outstanding
Read 406
Write 480
Mixed 353
SusWrite 338
89% 394 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 41.5
156% 61.8 MB/s
DQ Read 267
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 112
136% 237 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 98.1%
Great: 101%
Adata SU650 960GB
539GB free
Firmware: Q1122BS
SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 415 416 413 414 415 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
97.9% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 412
Mixed 327
SusWrite 402
93% 414 MB/s
4K Read 19.7
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 33.4
132% 55 MB/s
DQ Read 264
DQ Write 300
DQ Mixed 128
139% 231 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 97.9%
Great: 100%
Micron_1100_MTFDDAK2T0TBN 2TB
816GB free
Firmware: M0MU020
SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 484 342 284 281 287 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
Read 104
Write 488
Mixed 374
SusWrite 360
76% 331 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 42.4
160% 62.9 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 299
237% 331 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
66.6% Good
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 16.1
MC Mixed 27.2
68% 23.7 GB/s
SC Read 21.6
SC Write 15.9
SC Mixed 26.4
61% 21.3 GB/s
Latency 95.6
42% 95.6 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 119%

 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: $641
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