MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Battle cruiser
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 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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics70.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive121% 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.
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-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190829
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 12 '19 at 14:18
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU7%
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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 5 3600-$82
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
Memory 87.5
1-Core 142
2-Core 284
94% 171 Pts
4-Core 537
8-Core 843
85% 690 Pts
64-Core 1,009
62% 1,009 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
Nvidia(10DE 13D3) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.12
Performing below potential (52nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
70.8% Very good
Lighting 88.4
Reflection 76
Parallax 75.2
72% 79.9 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 72.4
Splatting 71.7
68% 85.6 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 70.8%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46
255GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 454 462 426 385 396 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 464
Mixed 445
SusWrite 428
104% 460 MB/s
4K Read 37.9
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 54.9
186% 67.3 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 363
DQ Mixed 297
244% 350 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 121%
Great: 125%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
447GB free
Firmware: SBFKK1B3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 457 462 461 449 467 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 401
Write 428
Mixed 357
SusWrite 458
93% 411 MB/s
4K Read 32.2
4K Write 91.7
4K Mixed 38.3
146% 54.1 MB/s
DQ Read 219
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 169
160% 244 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 101%
Great: 102%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
MC Read 35.9
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 35
90% 31.6 GB/s
SC Read 25.3
SC Write 23.6
SC Mixed 34.1
79% 27.7 GB/s
Latency 70
57% 70 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 109%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) Builds (Compare 5,268 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $435
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