MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics16.6% 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 Drive210% 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-7A40
MotherboardMSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191030
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 18 '19 at 15:57
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User HKG-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G-$135
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
75% Very good
Memory 73.5
1-Core 114
2-Core 230
76% 139 Pts
4-Core 411
8-Core 623
64% 517 Pts
64-Core 624
39% 624 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 75%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega 11 (Ryzen iGPU)
MSI(1462 7A40) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.9.2
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
16.6% Very poor
Lighting 20.7
Reflection 17.7
Parallax 27.8
17% 22.1 fps
MRender 14
Gravity 22.6
Splatting 21.2
16% 19.3 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 16.6%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5512GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
445GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57XA4104 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 929 1101 1042 1250 1214 1309 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
210% Outstanding
Read 1,216
Write 1,069
Mixed 885
SusWrite 1,141
242% 1,078 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 57.3
177% 65.4 MB/s
DQ Read 896
DQ Write 717
DQ Mixed 749
576% 787 MB/s
Poor: 90%
This bench: 210%
Great: 235%
Toshiba MQ04ABD200 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: JT000U
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 126 128 130 131 131 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
79.2% Very good
Read 145
Write 128
Mixed 45.2
SusWrite 130
81% 112 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 5.8
4K Mixed 0.6
232% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 80%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL19-19-19 D4-2666 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
87.7% Excellent
MC Read 32.2
MC Write 34.3
MC Mixed 28
90% 31.5 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 37.4
SC Mixed 25.3
81% 28.4 GB/s
Latency 93.5
43% 93.5 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 94%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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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