MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	37.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	101% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (58%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A40
Motherboard	MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) (all builds)
Memory	23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190622
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '19 at 11:21
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	HKG-User
Background CPU	58%

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PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$82 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Memory 67.4 1-Core 140 2-Core 245 82% 151 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 735 73% 597 Pts	64-Core 1,029 64% 1,029 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 11D7) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	37.6% Below average	Lighting 41.3 Reflection 66 Parallax 58 34% 55.1 fps	MRender 65.2 Gravity 62.7 Splatting 43.2 45% 57 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 368GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 451 427 363 333 334 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 366 Write 350 Mixed 336 SusWrite 391 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 93.5 4K Mixed 40.3 149% 55.1 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 364 DQ Mixed 297 245% 350 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 125%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 926GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 184 184 183 183 181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 181 Mixed 97.8 SusWrite 183 119% 162 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 226% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 109%
WD My Book 1235 4TB 2,399 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1TB free, PID 1235 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 66 81 76 77 81 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	43.9% Average	Read 150 Write 116 Mixed 91.8 SusWrite 77.3 139% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 91% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$560 34,441 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.4% Good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 27.2 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 16.4 SC Mixed 23.3 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 105%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 79%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 74%

Battleship

Motherboard: MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) - $120

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	292x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	210x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	116x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	74x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	71x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	68x

SSD
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	40x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $74Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	38x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	36x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	127x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	102x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	40x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $640

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16