MSI B450M PRO-M2 MAX (MS-7B84)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics70% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B84
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-M2 MAX (MS-7B84)  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190807
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 05 '20 at 20:29
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%
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 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
77.5% Very good
Memory 81
1-Core 113
2-Core 237
80% 144 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 680
65% 539 Pts
64-Core 956
59% 956 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing below potential (74th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
70% Good
Lighting 91.9
Reflection 83.3
Parallax 71.3
75% 82.2 fps
MRender 69.3
Gravity 77.2
Splatting 74
60% 73.5 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 70%
Great: 73%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB
714GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 36 32 43 62 74 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
28.2% Poor
Read 53
Write 22.7
Mixed 53.8
SusWrite 45.4
33% 43.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0
27% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 28.2%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 3000 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing below potential (85th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
94.1% Outstanding
MC Read 39.9
MC Write 29.9
MC Mixed 32.3
97% 34 GB/s
SC Read 23.3
SC Write 34.7
SC Mixed 27.8
82% 28.6 GB/s
Latency 78.7
51% 78.7 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 94.1%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M PRO-M2 MAX (MS-7B84) Builds (Compare 3,916 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-M2 MAX (MS-7B84)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $384
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