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	91.6% 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	84.3% 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	13.4 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 03:31
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	4%

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-$86 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	91.6% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 131 Parallax 112 96% 120 fps	MRender 92 Gravity 113 Splatting 98 82% 101 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 91.6% 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 53 52 54 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 494 Write 462 Mixed 401 SusWrite 90.6 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 81 4K Mixed 42.2 143% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 243 206% 298 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 91%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 223GB free Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 159 153 138 148 138 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 457 Write 334 Mixed 286 SusWrite 187 70% 316 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 41.1 4K Mixed 19.4 80% 27.6 MB/s	DQ Read 121 DQ Write 90.8 DQ Mixed 41 48% 84.3 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 56%
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$36 12,447 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 123GB free Firmware: S0614B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1144 1174 932 95 184 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	201% Outstanding	Read 1,684 Write 847 Mixed 1,059 SusWrite 616 234% 1,051 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 47.9 215% 83.8 MB/s	DQ Read 729 DQ Write 701 DQ Mixed 546 456% 659 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 228%
SanDisk X110 256GB-$100 4,989 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 171GB free Firmware: X231600 SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 418 437 429 449 424 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 447 Mixed 231 SusWrite 428 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 78.8 4K Mixed 33.3 128% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 318 DQ Write 217 DQ Mixed 120 130% 219 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 96% 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 above expectations (61^st percentile)	88.2% Excellent	MC Read 35.1 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 34.7 89% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 26.3 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 34.8 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 70.9 56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 88.2% 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 $86Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,692x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	424x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	411x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $195Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	342x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	319x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	305x

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 $39Bench 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: $397

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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