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 (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 94.1%, 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% 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	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 07 '20 at 09:59
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^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-$81 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 84.2 1-Core 143 2-Core 285 93% 171 Pts	4-Core 559 8-Core 821 86% 690 Pts	64-Core 1,038 64% 1,038 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 94.1% 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 144 Parallax 124 104% 132 fps	MRender 106 Gravity 128 Splatting 111 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% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 54 54 53 53 53 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 504 Write 462 Mixed 409 SusWrite 90.7 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 97.3 4K Mixed 45.9 159% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 239 200% 288 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: 375 160 142 149 147 156 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 460 Write 259 Mixed 302 SusWrite 188 67% 302 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 43.8 4K Mixed 19.3 83% 28.8 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 90.5 DQ Mixed 40.9 48% 83.1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 56%
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$28 12,447 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 124GB free Firmware: S0614B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1124 1132 975 167 170 166 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	219% Outstanding	Read 1,665 Write 744 Mixed 1,061 SusWrite 622 227% 1,023 MB/s	4K Read 50.8 4K Write 206 4K Mixed 51 251% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 779 DQ Write 1,015 DQ Mixed 545 510% 780 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 219% Great: 228%
SanDisk X110 256GB-$100 4,989 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 238GB free Firmware: X231600 SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 429 434 452 452 452 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 439 Mixed 225 SusWrite 439 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 94.6 4K Mixed 35.6 142% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 317 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 122 130% 218 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB 60,539 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 9GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.3 5.7 4.3 4.6 4.5 4.6 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	11.2% Very poor	Read 35.5 Write 4.3 Mixed 9.7 SusWrite 4.6 13% 13.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 2.7 153% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 11.2% Great: 17%

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 (54^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	MC Read 33.8 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 34.4 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 25.4 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 33.5 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 73.1 55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 86.6% 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 $81Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,694x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $145Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	424x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $190Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	412x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $195Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	342x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	319x
RTX 2060Nvidia $273Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	306x

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 $35Bench 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: $392

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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