MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics93.6% 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 Drive111% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
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)
Memory26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190925
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 15 '20 at 02:36
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Memory 89.2
1-Core 126
2-Core 247
86% 154 Pts
4-Core 483
8-Core 883
82% 683 Pts
64-Core 1,308
81% 1,308 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 111
Parallax 115
98% 116 fps
MRender 137
Gravity 100
Splatting 81.9
84% 106 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB
120GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT21B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 283 290 277 277 276 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 493
Write 468
Mixed 412
SusWrite 287
93% 415 MB/s
4K Read 43.5
4K Write 98.9
4K Mixed 57.4
192% 66.6 MB/s
DQ Read 312
DQ Write 295
DQ Mixed 304
228% 304 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 111%
Great: 122%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80
2TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 198 198 197 198 199 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 128
Mixed 73.2
SusWrite 197
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 112%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 40.9
MC Write 34.8
MC Mixed 34.7
105% 36.8 GB/s
SC Read 26.7
SC Write 38.8
SC Mixed 30
91% 31.8 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 102%
Great: 114%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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