MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	80% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	102% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C52
Motherboard	MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52) (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 27 '19 at 11:27
Run Duration	264 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	33%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Memory 79.1 1-Core 148 2-Core 291 93% 173 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 772 74% 612 Pts	64-Core 1,086 67% 1,086 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 36FC) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80% Excellent	Lighting 99.3 Reflection 108 Parallax 92.3 81% 100 fps	MRender 95.2 Gravity 93.2 Splatting 97.3 78% 95.2 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M550 1TB-$700 1,628 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 806GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 417 414 416 425 412 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 468 Mixed 314 SusWrite 411 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 96.4 4K Mixed 40.1 143% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 358 DQ Mixed 86.5 129% 239 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%
Kingston SSDNow V+200 240GB-$193 568 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 134GB free Firmware: 505ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 142 137 140 140 135 MB/s Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	62.1% Good	Read 160 Write 208 Mixed 174 SusWrite 143 39% 171 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 90.1 4K Mixed 34.3 132% 50.4 MB/s	DQ Read 89.1 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 65 72% 118 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 91%
WL1000GSA6454G 1TB 428 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 670GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 128 128 128 127 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Read 134 Write 119 Mixed 92 SusWrite 127 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 208% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 85%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2.5TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 188 187 188 187 186 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 156 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 186 97% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 175% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 107%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2.5TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 149 153 155 153 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 164 Write 130 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 150 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 97%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4.5TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 19 18 18 19 18 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 175 Write 12 Mixed 26.7 SusWrite 18.2 42% 57.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.2 63% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 87%
Seagate Expansion Desk 6TB 6,833 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 144 145 145 137 136 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 17% Great: 89%
BUFFALO HDW-PU3 500GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 422GB free, PID 0220 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 106 106 108 107 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 108 Write 94.5 Mixed 30 SusWrite 106 110% 84.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 32% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 40%
Kingston DataTraveler G3 32GB 492 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 13GB free, PID 1643 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.7 4.7 13 13 14 13 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	7.9% Terrible	Read 18.5 Write 13.7 Mixed 13.2 SusWrite 10.4 18% 14 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.9 68% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.9% Great: 10%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9 66,405 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 9GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.4 12 14 14 14 13 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	10.3% Very poor	Read 38 Write 18 Mixed 6 SusWrite 12.7 21% 18.7 MB/s	4K Read 7.3 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0 30% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 10.3% Great: 28%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9 66,405 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 29GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	10.4% Very poor	Read 39 Write 27.2 Mixed 15.7 SusWrite 14.5 30% 24.1 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 26% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 10.4% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	77.4% Very good	MC Read 32.4 MC Write 20 MC Mixed 30.8 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 28.9 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 82.2 49% 82.2 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 95%

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

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Gaming 78%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 73%

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Motherboard: MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,093x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	595x
Ryzen 5 3500XAMD $160Bench 82%, 33,544 samples	296x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	325x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	310x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	305x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	147x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	96x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	92x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	235x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	160x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	156x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $471

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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