MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics97.8% 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 Drive73% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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)
Memory27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 16 '20 at 03:57
Run Duration212 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing as expected (55th 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 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
84% Excellent
Memory 89.9
1-Core 113
2-Core 240
83% 148 Pts
4-Core 420
8-Core 786
72% 603 Pts
64-Core 1,318
82% 1,318 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 84%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
Nvidia(10DE 13AD) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
97.8% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 109
Parallax 129
99% 120 fps
MRender 165
Gravity 106
Splatting 94.7
96% 122 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 97.8%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB
354GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 80 69 81 86 107 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
73% Very good
Read 499
Write 294
Mixed 129
SusWrite 101
56% 256 MB/s
4K Read 36.4
4K Write 86.1
4K Mixed 18
124% 46.8 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 131
DQ Mixed 140
133% 216 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 73%
Great: 118%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
466GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2281 627 630 631 630 631 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
281% Outstanding
Read 2,491
Write 2,324
Mixed 1,719
SusWrite 905
416% 1,860 MB/s
4K Read 60.9
4K Write 136
4K Mixed 80.4
267% 92.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,022
DQ Write 886
DQ Mixed 973
724% 960 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 281%
Great: 340%
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$35
223GB free
Firmware: UF450000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 58 134 115 144 135 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
47.4% Average
Read 452
Write 318
Mixed 5.5
SusWrite 129
50% 226 MB/s
4K Read 16.1
4K Write 29.4
4K Mixed 12.8
56% 19.4 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 85.1
DQ Mixed 39.5
46% 80.3 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 47.4%
Great: 55%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$80
2 of 2 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 41.7
MC Write 36.5
MC Mixed 35
108% 37.7 GB/s
SC Read 28
SC Write 38.5
SC Mixed 30.3
92% 32.3 GB/s
Latency 67.3
59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 105%
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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