MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 74.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive274% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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)
Memory4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191112
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 06 '19 at 00:18
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G-$98
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
74.6% Very good
Memory 75.6
1-Core 114
2-Core 218
76% 136 Pts
4-Core 396
8-Core 626
63% 511 Pts
64-Core 624
39% 624 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 78%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
388GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2269 624 622 621 624 619 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
274% Outstanding
Read 2,462
Write 2238
Mixed 1555
SusWrite 896
400% 1,788 MB/s
4K Read 61
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 79.4
263% 90 MB/s
DQ Read 984
DQ Write 778
DQ Mixed 918
677% 893 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 274%
Great: 340%
Generic USB Flash Disk 16GB
11GB free, PID 1177
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.3 0.3 5.3 6.8 6.9 6.8 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
3.98% Terrible
Read 6.8
Write 6.5
Mixed 4.2
SusWrite 4.4
7% 5.47 MB/s
4K Read 3.4
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.4
40% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.98%
Great: 6%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2666 C19 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
45.9% Average
MC Read 17.9
MC Write 15.1
MC Mixed 13
44% 15.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 17.3
SC Mixed 16.2
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 89.1
45% 89.1 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 45.9%
Great: 52%

 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%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

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

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