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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics	91.1% 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	84.6% 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	13.8 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 13 '20 at 03:28
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$84 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Memory 86.4 86% 86.4 Pts
Poor: 73% 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: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91.1% Outstanding	Lighting 117 Reflection 130 Parallax 112 95% 120 fps	MRender 91.6 Gravity 114 Splatting 97.9 83% 101 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 138GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 54 54 54 54 54 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 499 Write 443 Mixed 394 SusWrite 91.1 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 80.3 4K Mixed 42.3 143% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 304 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 246 208% 300 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 91%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 223GB free Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 155 143 144 154 155 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	58% Above average	Read 460 Write 368 Mixed 295 SusWrite 190 73% 328 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 41.5 4K Mixed 19.6 76% 26.7 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 96.4 DQ Mixed 40.7 49% 85 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 56%
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$23 12,447 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 123GB free Firmware: S0614B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1149 1158 834 146 169 168 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	202% Outstanding	Read 1,696 Write 1,192 Mixed 1,059 SusWrite 604 253% 1,138 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 48.1 216% 84.4 MB/s	DQ Read 739 DQ Write 706 DQ Mixed 545 458% 663 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 228%
SanDisk X110 256GB-$100 4,989 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 171GB free Firmware: X231600 SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 442 443 449 453 420 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 446 Mixed 198 SusWrite 437 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 77.7 4K Mixed 33.7 129% 47 MB/s	DQ Read 318 DQ Write 205 DQ Mixed 121 128% 215 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 97% 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)	87.8% Excellent	MC Read 34.4 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 34.7 89% 31.1 GB/s	SC Read 26.1 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 34.9 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 87.8% 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 $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,690x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	424x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $179Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	410x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	341x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	318x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	304x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	145x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	117x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	110x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	398x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $23Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	274x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	189x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $439

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16