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

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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	89.1% 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	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 06 '20 at 21:45
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^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-$88 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 (98^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 84.2 1-Core 144 2-Core 284 93% 171 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 836 86% 695 Pts	64-Core 1,039 64% 1,039 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 93.7% 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 (97^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 146 Parallax 124 105% 133 fps	MRender 104 Gravity 130 Splatting 112 94% 115 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% 147GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 53 54 55 55 54 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Read 503 Write 462 Mixed 404 SusWrite 90.1 82% 365 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 97 4K Mixed 45.9 159% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 243 204% 293 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 91%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 223GB free Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 170 151 141 154 153 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 460 Write 276 Mixed 298 SusWrite 184 68% 305 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 44.1 4K Mixed 19.8 84% 29 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 90.2 DQ Mixed 41 48% 83.3 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 56%
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$35 12,447 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 124GB free Firmware: S0614B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 997 510 165 167 169 165 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	207% Outstanding	Read 1,699 Write 1,198 Mixed 1,050 SusWrite 362 239% 1,077 MB/s	4K Read 58.2 4K Write 208 4K Mixed 51.2 264% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 773 DQ Write 999 DQ Mixed 544 506% 772 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 207% Great: 228%
SanDisk X110 256GB-$100 4,989 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 238GB free Firmware: X231600 SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 427 441 453 451 454 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 442 Mixed 226 SusWrite 434 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 94.4 4K Mixed 36.1 144% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 210 DQ Mixed 127 132% 220 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 102% 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 90 90 90 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 86.8 Write 57.8 Mixed 50.8 SusWrite 88.6 94% 71 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 37.9% 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 @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	MC Read 34 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 34.7 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 25.2 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 34.1 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 73.1 55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 110%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 60%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $88Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,691x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $145Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	424x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	410x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $238Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	341x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	319x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	304x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	146x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	117x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	111x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	398x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	274x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	189x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $442

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $288	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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