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

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	62.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	120% 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.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '20 at 21:15
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	HRV-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$82 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Memory 82.1 1-Core 117 2-Core 230 80% 143 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 653 70% 554 Pts	64-Core 836 52% 836 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 3739) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Lighting 78.9 Reflection 78 Parallax 67.6 64% 74.8 fps	MRender 72 Gravity 72.9 Splatting 75.2 60% 73.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 165GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 303 304 306 308 309 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 494 Mixed 397 SusWrite 319 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 60.8 206% 72.6 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 365 276% 370 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 337GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 454 471 447 401 406 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 444 Mixed 449 SusWrite 440 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 52.8 179% 64 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 364 DQ Mixed 296 244% 350 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 125%
Kingston SSDNow KC300 480GB-$85 712 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 223GB free Firmware: 507KC4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 214 218 218 217 211 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 365 Write 254 Mixed 280 SusWrite 215 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 24.6 4K Mixed 27.5 95% 27.7 MB/s	DQ Read 231 DQ Write 87 DQ Mixed 116 97% 145 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 68%
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB 14,802 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 447GB free Firmware: SAFM001B SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 472 490 491 493 492 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 486 Mixed 322 SusWrite 485 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 88.7 4K Mixed 38.1 138% 51.6 MB/s	DQ Read 320 DQ Write 373 DQ Mixed 67.7 128% 254 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	86.1% Excellent	MC Read 33.8 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 34.5 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 24 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 32.7 77% 26.8 GB/s	Latency 76.8 52% 76.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 110%

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Gaming 64%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 60%

Destroyer

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,683x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	423x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	408x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	337x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	316x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	303x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	144x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	117x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	110x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	396x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	272x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	189x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $442

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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