MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	27.2% 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 Drive	123% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 27 '19 at 05:44
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 128 2-Core 254 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 485 8-Core 896 83% 691 Pts	64-Core 1,343 83% 1,343 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140 47,409 User benchmarks, average bench 24% Sapphire(174B E271) CLim: 945 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.12.2 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	27.2% Poor	Lighting 34.1 Reflection 30.6 Parallax 41.2 28% 35.3 fps	MRender 27.7 Gravity 29.7 Splatting 36.1 26% 31.2 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 26%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 197GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 490 371 296 296 297 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 496 Mixed 468 SusWrite 373 104% 464 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 64.4 216% 74.9 MB/s	DQ Read 291 DQ Write 270 DQ Mixed 278 210% 280 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 128%
WD WD4NPURX-64TPFY0 4TB 76 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 40GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 65 67 62 63 60 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	34.9% Below average	Read 56.7 Write 75.3 Mixed 32 SusWrite 64.8 42% 57.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 87% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 88%
WD WD4NPURX-64TPFY0 4TB 76 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 57GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 96 99 101 101 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 87.2 Write 87.3 Mixed 50.3 SusWrite 97.9 59% 80.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 88%
WD WD4NPURX-64TPFY0 4TB 76 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 40GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 62 53 48 55 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	37.6% Below average	Read 76 Write 67 Mixed 31 SusWrite 55.1 42% 57.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.4 76% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB 99,207 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 45.4 MC Write 43.3 MC Mixed 35.1 118% 41.3 GB/s	SC Read 29.6 SC Write 42.3 SC Mixed 33.5 100% 35.1 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 110%

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Gaming 44%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 41%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	593x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	233x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	205x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	175x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	130x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	90x

SSD
MX500 500GBCrucial $54Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	69x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	67x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	58x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	152x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	109x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	76x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $377

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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) $37	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