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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics70.3% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 21 '20 at 20:25
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
91.7% Outstanding
Memory 74.4
1-Core 111
2-Core 226
76% 137 Pts
4-Core 591
8-Core 814
89% 702 Pts
64-Core 1,444
89% 1,444 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 91.7%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
Nvidia(10DE 2184) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing below potential (74th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
70.3% Very good
Lighting 92.1
Reflection 84.1
Parallax 70.4
75% 82.2 fps
MRender 70.2
Gravity 77.1
Splatting 75.2
61% 74.2 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100
557GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AA01118
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 61 65 70 76 73 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
37.5% Below average
Read 62.2
Write 73
Mixed 63.2
SusWrite 68.1
49% 66.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 37.5%
Great: 62%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
308GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 123 124 125 126 125 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
68.9% Good
Read 116
Write 112
Mixed 67
SusWrite 124
77% 104 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
235% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 109%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB
795GB free, PID 0820
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 77 78 80 80 80 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
36% Below average
Read 88
Write 88.8
Mixed 50.8
SusWrite 79.3
103% 76.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
94% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 36%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT16G4DFD824A.C16FDD 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
47.4% Average
MC Read 17.1
MC Write 15.5
MC Mixed 15.6
46% 16.1 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 17.4
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 91.6
44% 91.6 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 47.4%
Great: 48%

 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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