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

Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	104% 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 Drive	46% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190701
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '19 at 11:22
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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 3600X-$210 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Memory 77.5 1-Core 138 2-Core 276 88% 164 Pts	4-Core 440 8-Core 816 75% 628 Pts	64-Core 1,022 63% 1,022 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 370F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2551 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 138 Parallax 112 109% 128 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 142 Splatting 110 99% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$36 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 62 18 73 90 64 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	46% Average	Read 440 Write 366 Mixed 164 SusWrite 85 58% 264 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 39.9 4K Mixed 12.7 68% 24.4 MB/s	DQ Read 64.6 DQ Write 73.6 DQ Mixed 42.1 39% 60.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 55%
Seagate ST2000DX001-SSHD-8GB 2TB 1,580 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 137GB free Firmware: CC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 151 150 149 149 152 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 128 Write 141 Mixed 26.5 SusWrite 150 80% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 2 362% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 113%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 111GB free Firmware: 0502 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 90 92 91 91 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	50.1% Above average	Read 84.5 Write 64 Mixed 54 SusWrite 89.9 54% 73.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 66%
SanDisk Cruzer Switch 8GB 4,031 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 7GB free, PID 5572 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 13 13 13 13 12 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	14.6% Very poor	Read 28 Write 12.5 Mixed 10.7 SusWrite 12.3 19% 15.9 MB/s	4K Read 8.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 2.9 195% 4.43 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 14.6% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB 74,390 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	79.8% Very good	MC Read 32.8 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 31.7 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 27.6 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 85.4 47% 85.4 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 103%

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

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Gaming 64%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 60%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,683x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	424x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	408x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	337x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	316x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	303x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	144x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	117x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	110x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	397x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	272x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	189x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $437

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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