MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	51.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7A40
Motherboard	MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 03 '19 at 17:36
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (60^th 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-$200 740,179 User benchmarks, average bench 85% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Memory 85 1-Core 134 2-Core 262 91% 160 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 857 87% 688 Pts	64-Core 1,056 71% 1,056 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$340 656,857 User benchmarks, average bench 51% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.4% Above average	Lighting 63.5 Reflection 68.1 Parallax 61.8 51% 64.5 fps	MRender 72.4 Gravity 62.3 Splatting 55.7 52% 63.5 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$100 56,805 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential bench incomplete		Read 514 Write 484 Mixed 348 100% 449 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 59.4 210% 76.4 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 358 DQ Mixed 328 258% 357 MB/s
Poor: 67% Great: 115%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 35,709 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 34GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 58 56 54 54 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	44.7% Average	Read 94.8 Write 92.2 Mixed 32 SusWrite 60.9 51% 70 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$81 91,960 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	87.2% Excellent	MC Read 34 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 34.9 89% 31 GB/s	SC Read 25.4 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 33.7 79% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 96%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 94%

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Desktop 92%

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Workstation 89%

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Motherboard: MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) - $122

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $200Bench 85%, 740,179 samples	1,452x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $183Bench 77%, 620,614 samples	845x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $330Bench 87%, 469,549 samples	476x

GPU
RX 5700-XTAMD $400Bench 107%, 316,936 samples	390x
RX 580AMD $220Bench 55%, 659,180 samples	345x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 200,076 samples	329x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $70Bench 270%, 313,996 samples	193x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $105Bench 231%, 112,575 samples	190x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $60Bench 106%, 530,736 samples	158x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 84%, 440,338 samples	567x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $73Bench 82%, 483,535 samples	367x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $77Bench 85%, 204,681 samples	185x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $871

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-10600K $224	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $49
Intel Core i5-10400F $148	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-10700K $320	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $49

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16