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

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	91% 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	75.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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	13.1 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 03:38
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Memory 84.7 1-Core 153 2-Core 306 98% 181 Pts	4-Core 610 8-Core 926 95% 768 Pts	64-Core 1,150 71% 1,150 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 99.2% 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% Outstanding	Lighting 117 Reflection 129 Parallax 122 96% 123 fps	MRender 91.9 Gravity 113 Splatting 97.8 82% 101 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 53 53 53 53 53 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	Read 491 Write 326 Mixed 398 SusWrite 88.7 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 77.9 4K Mixed 41.4 139% 49.6 MB/s	DQ Read 150 DQ Write 169 DQ Mixed 122 102% 147 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 91%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 223GB free Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 182 141 141 152 152 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	56% Above average	Read 452 Write 242 Mixed 290 SusWrite 191 65% 294 MB/s	4K Read 17.8 4K Write 39.9 4K Mixed 18.8 72% 25.5 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 66.4 DQ Mixed 31 39% 71.8 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 56%
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$28 12,447 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 123GB free Firmware: S0614B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1151 1165 923 152 184 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	203% Outstanding	Read 1,677 Write 1,194 Mixed 1049 SusWrite 624 253% 1,136 MB/s	4K Read 55.5 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 47.3 226% 85.5 MB/s	DQ Read 698 DQ Write 673 DQ Mixed 545 448% 639 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 203% Great: 228%
SanDisk X110 256GB-$100 4,989 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 171GB free Firmware: X231600 SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 402 435 410 445 445 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 439 Mixed 213 SusWrite 427 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 75.1 4K Mixed 31.6 124% 45.3 MB/s	DQ Read 159 DQ Write 159 DQ Mixed 126 104% 148 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 90.4% 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 34.5 89% 31.1 GB/s	SC Read 25.7 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 34 79% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 110%

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Gaming 64%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 60%

Destroyer

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