MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	200% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A40
Motherboard	MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190306
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '19 at 00:29
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 2700-$185 123,820 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.65 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Memory 88.6 1-Core 110 2-Core 225 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 450 8-Core 859 78% 655 Pts	64-Core 1220 76% 1220 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 83%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN500 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$37 14,368 User benchmarks, average bench 189% 395GB free (System drive) Firmware: 201000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 805 744 744 745 745 741 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	200% Outstanding	Read 1,230 Write 1,321 Mixed 1,108 SusWrite 754 248% 1,103 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 64 219% 79.6 MB/s	DQ Read 930 DQ Write 738 DQ Mixed 842 628% 836 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 200% Great: 228%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 100GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 165 153 153 159 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 344 Write 167 Mixed 188 SusWrite 181 49% 220 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 78.8 4K Mixed 29.5 115% 43.9 MB/s	DQ Read 134 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 172 150% 217 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 100%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 88GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 157 157 157 156 185 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Read 359 Write 164 Mixed 190 SusWrite 183 50% 224 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 81.1 4K Mixed 36.3 125% 47 MB/s	DQ Read 165 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 172 154% 226 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 100%
WD WD10S21X-24R1BT0-SSHD-8GB 1TB 17,076 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 683GB free Firmware: 03.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 89 113 88 88 112 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	33% Below average	Read 23 Write 22.7 Mixed 46 SusWrite 90.8 34% 45.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 1.4 275% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$102 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 42.1 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 36.8 112% 39 GB/s	SC Read 26.1 SC Write 39.6 SC Mixed 30.2 91% 32 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%

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Typical B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) Builds (Compare 1,512 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 79%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 74%

Battleship

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	294x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	210x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	117x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	75x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	71x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	69x

SSD
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	40x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	38x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	36x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	128x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	102x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	41x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $641

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16