MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	21.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	286% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C52
Motherboard	MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '20 at 04:19
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Memory 89.4 1-Core 144 2-Core 287 95% 174 Pts	4-Core 566 8-Core 916 91% 741 Pts	64-Core 1,060 66% 1,060 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 260X-$120 38,521 User benchmarks, average bench 20% MSI(1462 2935) CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.1.3 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	21.1% Poor	Lighting 25.6 Reflection 29 Parallax 31 21% 28.6 fps	MRender 24.4 Gravity 24.8 Splatting 28.7 22% 25.9 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.1% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 195GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1491 400 400 403 397 400 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	286% Outstanding	Read 2,620 Write 2,305 Mixed 1,623 SusWrite 582 397% 1,782 MB/s	4K Read 64.6 4K Write 192 4K Mixed 91.9 317% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,004 DQ Write 1125 DQ Mixed 1,158 846% 1,096 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 286% Great: 302%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$80 42,987 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 298GB free Firmware: 01.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 74 76 75 77 76 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	38.5% Below average	Read 58.8 Write 74.2 Mixed 39 SusWrite 75.1 45% 61.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 41%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 207 207 209 209 207 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 204 Write 164 Mixed 89.7 SusWrite 206 121% 166 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 114%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$8 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 21GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 20 20 20 20 12 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	17.9% Very poor	Read 36.8 Write 19.8 Mixed 22.1 SusWrite 18.4 30% 24.3 MB/s	4K Read 7.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.8 164% 3.83 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 17.9% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB 22,404 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	MC Read 35.4 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 36.8 94% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 27.6 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 36.3 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 112%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 73%

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Motherboard: MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,093x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	595x
Ryzen 5 3500XAMD $160Bench 82%, 33,544 samples	296x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	325x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	310x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	305x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	147x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	96x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	92x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	235x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	160x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	156x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $471

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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