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

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 34% Sail boat


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 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	29.4% 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	269% 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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '20 at 02:57
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	1%

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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-$82 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Memory 87.6 1-Core 144 2-Core 290 95% 174 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 794 86% 684 Pts	64-Core 1,052 65% 1,052 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Nvidia(10DE 13A3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.4% Poor	Lighting 33.2 Reflection 38.3 Parallax 31.1 27% 34.2 fps	MRender 47.4 Gravity 33.2 Splatting 43.3 34% 41.3 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38 83,298 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 330GB free Firmware: M6CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 453 455 463 420 7.3 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 462 Mixed 419 SusWrite 377 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 29.1 150% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 35.6 104% 220 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 92%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 374GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1477 1474 1483 1520 1503 873 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	269% Outstanding	Read 1,517 Write 1,535 Mixed 1,120 SusWrite 1388 313% 1390 MB/s	4K Read 60.6 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 81.9 286% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 685 DQ Write 914 DQ Mixed 273 353% 624 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 269% Great: 295%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 404GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 199 200 206 208 204 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 147 Write 164 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 200 106% 146 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 35.9 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 33.9 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 109%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,683x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	423x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	408x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	337x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	316x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	303x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	144x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	117x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	110x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	396x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	272x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	189x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $442

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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