MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics101% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive110% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A40
MotherboardMSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190925
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 10 '19 at 12:53
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
Memory 82.7
1-Core 144
2-Core 282
92% 169 Pts
4-Core 555
8-Core 884
88% 719 Pts
64-Core 1,036
64% 1,036 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 129
Reflection 141
Parallax 125
105% 132 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 131
Splatting 107
94% 116 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 101%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 102 57 52 51 51 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 494
Mixed 334
SusWrite 109
81% 362 MB/s
4K Read 44.3
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 61
212% 77.2 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 361
DQ Mixed 352
270% 366 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 110%
Great: 114%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB
224GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 107 106 99 99 102 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
57.1% Above average
Read 96.2
Write 93.7
Mixed 32
SusWrite 103
59% 81.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 110%
General USB Flash Disk 16GB
15GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 16.5
Write 6.2
Mixed 2.5
8% 8.4 MB/s
4K Read 6.5
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
24% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 15%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$75
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3066 MHz clocked @ 1533 MHz
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
81.6% Excellent
MC Read 31.6
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 31.6
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 24.3
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 32.9
77% 26.8 GB/s
Latency 75.6
53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 97%

 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 1,509 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%
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Motherboard: MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) - $120

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $646
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