MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	50.3% 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 Drive	123% 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.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190828
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '19 at 00:50
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 88.4 1-Core 144 2-Core 282 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 895 90% 728 Pts	64-Core 1,042 64% 1,042 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% MSI(1462 341E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1244 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	50.3% Above average	Lighting 63.9 Reflection 65.3 Parallax 76.4 52% 68.5 fps	MRender 63.7 Gravity 57.6 Splatting 52.5 47% 57.9 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 438GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 421 428 427 430 432 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 492 Mixed 410 SusWrite 427 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 55.6 195% 70.7 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 262 222% 324 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 111%
Crucial BX300 240GB-$43 7,269 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 74GB free Firmware: M2CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 434 432 437 443 447 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 474 Mixed 444 SusWrite 443 105% 468 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 48.7 170% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 297 235% 324 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 114%
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102 38,562 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 68GB free Firmware: 2.22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 113 112 110 118 104 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 158 Write 142 Mixed 145 SusWrite 109 31% 138 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 50.6 4K Mixed 25.1 92% 32.5 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 144 111% 152 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 65GB free Firmware: CC4H SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 97 94 99 95 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 101 Write 79.4 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 95.6 65% 88.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 114%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 171 170 169 172 168 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 164 Mixed 106 SusWrite 170 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB 44,547 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3600 MHz clocked @ 1800 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.2% Good	MC Read 24.3 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 21.9 64% 22.4 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 22.1 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 116%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 41%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	593x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	233x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	205x

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 $54Bench 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 $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	152x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	109x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	76x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $377

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16