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

Performance Results


Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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	101% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	89% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 06 '20 at 20:16
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$86 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 as expected (51^st percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Memory 70.3 1-Core 143 2-Core 284 88% 166 Pts	4-Core 517 8-Core 836 83% 676 Pts	64-Core 1,033 64% 1,033 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Asus(1043 861E) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2202 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 143 Parallax 123 104% 131 fps	MRender 104 Gravity 130 Splatting 112 95% 116 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 151GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 53 54 54 54 52 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 501 Write 463 Mixed 401 SusWrite 90.4 81% 364 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 96.1 4K Mixed 46 158% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 246 206% 296 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 91%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 223GB free Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 105 142 148 137 136 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 459 Write 375 Mixed 316 SusWrite 169 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 44.5 4K Mixed 19.4 84% 29.1 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 89.7 DQ Mixed 41.8 48% 83.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 56%
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$36 12,447 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 124GB free Firmware: S0614B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 273 725 1185 1183 815 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	202% Outstanding	Read 1,668 Write 95.5 Mixed 435 SusWrite 744 160% 736 MB/s	4K Read 50.1 4K Write 202 4K Mixed 45.1 241% 99.1 MB/s	DQ Read 765 DQ Write 70.7 DQ Mixed 276 237% 371 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 228%
SanDisk X110 256GB-$100 4,989 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 238GB free Firmware: X231600 SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 372 433 447 452 450 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 437 Mixed 221 SusWrite 424 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 93.8 4K Mixed 34.9 141% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 208 DQ Mixed 125 131% 218 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 100%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 3,195 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 521GB free, PID 2312 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 89 89 90 90 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	37.3% Below average	Read 85.2 Write 57.2 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 88.6 93% 70.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 93% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 12,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.3% Good	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 26.4 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 25.1 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 110%

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Gaming 64%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 60%

Destroyer

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $86Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,692x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	424x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	411x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $195Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	342x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	319x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	305x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	146x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	117x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	112x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	398x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $39Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	274x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	190x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $397

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16