MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	28.6% 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	81.5% 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	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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 29 '19 at 08:49
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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 2600-$150 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.15 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 88.9 1-Core 128 2-Core 256 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 826 82% 668 Pts	64-Core 1,058 66% 1,058 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Asus(1043 868E) CLim: 2310 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.2 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.6% Poor	Lighting 14.6 Reflection 124 Parallax 127 12% 88.7 fps	MRender 10.4 Gravity 110 Splatting 91.9 61% 70.6 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 28.6% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK61K1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 65 66 64 65 66 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Read 465 Write 382 Mixed 328 SusWrite 86.1 70% 315 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 94.1 4K Mixed 34.2 150% 55.1 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 183 167% 251 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 85%
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2GB free Firmware: 560ABBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 229 Write 118 Mixed 173 38% 173 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 33.7 139% 55.1 MB/s	DQ Read 85.5 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 95.2 73% 98.4 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 75%
P3-128 128GB 3,189 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 70GB free Firmware: T170810a SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 287 191 189 194 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 486 Write 347 Mixed 403 SusWrite 249 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 96.1 4K Mixed 32.1 141% 53.4 MB/s	DQ Read 92 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 101 97% 146 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 96%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 140GB free Firmware: CR100-10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 69 68 69 70 72 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 71.1 Write 74.6 Mixed 46.1 SusWrite 69.7 48% 65.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 44%
Hitachi HDT721050SLA360 500GB-$66 2,319 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 449GB free Firmware: ST3OA3AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 109 108 106 109 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	62.6% Good	Read 110 Write 95.6 Mixed 56.9 SusWrite 108 68% 92.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 27,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	52.5% Above average	MC Read 19.8 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 15.9 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 17.6 SC Mixed 16.6 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 107%

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Gaming 44%

Speed boat

Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 41%

Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	594x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	233x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	206x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	175x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	130x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	90x

SSD
MX500 500GBCrucial $50Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	69x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	67x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	58x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	152x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	109x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	76x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $366

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16