MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics54.9% 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)
Boot Drive89.1% 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.
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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A40
MotherboardMSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 16 '19 at 02:28
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G-$104
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.75 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
79.9% Very good
Memory 81.5
1-Core 115
2-Core 231
80% 143 Pts
4-Core 452
8-Core 456
61% 454 Pts
64-Core 440
27% 440 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.5.1
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
54.9% Above average
Lighting 68.7
Reflection 70
Parallax 85.8
56% 74.8 fps
MRender 69.6
Gravity 69.7
Splatting 57.4
53% 65.6 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 54.9%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM871 2.5 7mm 256GB
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 229 194 175 171 166 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
89.1% Excellent
Read 499
Write 283
Mixed 270
SusWrite 200
70% 313 MB/s
4K Read 32.6
4K Write 77.8
4K Mixed 36.4
137% 48.9 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 248
209% 306 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
662GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 132 133 132 134 136 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
77.2% Very good
Read 137
Write 100
Mixed 68.5
SusWrite 133
80% 110 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
55% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 90%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
117GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 137 127 93 92 104 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
77.1% Very good
Read 153
Write 153
Mixed 109
SusWrite 115
98% 132 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
248% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
93% Outstanding
MC Read 33.3
MC Write 34.8
MC Mixed 32.7
96% 33.6 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 36
SC Mixed 25.2
80% 28.1 GB/s
Latency 77.8
51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 93%
Great: 88%

 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 1,507 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 79%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $642
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HDDRAMUSB
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