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

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	100% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	82.4% 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	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '20 at 05:36
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (84^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 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Memory 83.3 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 91% 168 Pts	4-Core 547 8-Core 822 85% 684 Pts	64-Core 1,017 63% 1,017 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 92.6% 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: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2207 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 142 Parallax 122 104% 131 fps	MRender 103 Gravity 124 Splatting 108 91% 112 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 142GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 80 53 53 53 53 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 499 Write 459 Mixed 400 SusWrite 87 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 76.3 4K Mixed 40.5 137% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 305 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 247 208% 299 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 91%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 223GB free Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 172 139 148 156 156 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 456 Write 341 Mixed 304 SusWrite 192 72% 323 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 40 4K Mixed 19.2 79% 27 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 92.2 DQ Mixed 40.3 48% 83.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 56%
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$35 12,447 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 123GB free Firmware: S0614B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1147 1152 804 147 155 169 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	196% Outstanding	Read 1,655 Write 1,195 Mixed 1,049 SusWrite 596 250% 1,124 MB/s	4K Read 49.2 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 46.1 212% 81.3 MB/s	DQ Read 698 DQ Write 665 DQ Mixed 547 448% 637 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 228%
SanDisk X110 256GB-$100 4,989 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 197GB free Firmware: X231600 SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 439 404 450 448 447 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 443 Mixed 193 SusWrite 436 86% 385 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 73.2 4K Mixed 32.7 123% 44.6 MB/s	DQ Read 312 DQ Write 209 DQ Mixed 121 128% 214 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 100%

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)	87.4% Excellent	MC Read 34.7 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 35 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 25 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 32.8 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 74.6 54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 110%

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Gaming 64%

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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 $175	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