MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics62.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive118% 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.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 17 '20 at 19:07
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User HRV-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
82.3% Excellent
Memory 83.2
1-Core 117
2-Core 230
80% 143 Pts
4-Core 439
8-Core 653
68% 546 Pts
64-Core 847
52% 847 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
62.3% Good
Lighting 78.3
Reflection 77.9
Parallax 67.8
64% 74.7 fps
MRender 71.6
Gravity 72.6
Splatting 73.5
60% 72.6 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.3%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
196GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 308 310 309 310 311 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 480
Mixed 410
SusWrite 322
96% 428 MB/s
4K Read 44.5
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 58.7
200% 70.4 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 360
DQ Mixed 364
275% 369 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 118%
Great: 124%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54
337GB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 457 470 468 462 393 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 474
Mixed 448
SusWrite 449
106% 471 MB/s
4K Read 37.1
4K Write 93.3
4K Mixed 54.2
175% 61.5 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 364
DQ Mixed 291
242% 348 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 120%
Great: 125%
Kingston SSDNow KC300 480GB-$85
223GB free
Firmware: 507KC4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 207 214 213 219 214 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
68.5% Good
Read 474
Write 303
Mixed 314
SusWrite 212
73% 326 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 24.6
4K Mixed 27.4
95% 27.7 MB/s
DQ Read 232
DQ Write 90.4
DQ Mixed 120
100% 147 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
MC Read 35.3
MC Write 24.1
MC Mixed 34.9
90% 31.4 GB/s
SC Read 24.1
SC Write 23.6
SC Mixed 33.5
77% 27.1 GB/s
Latency 74.8
53% 74.8 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) Builds (Compare 5,271 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $441
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