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

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	29.3% 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	274% 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	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '20 at 00:35
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 72 1-Core 147 2-Core 296 91% 172 Pts	4-Core 585 8-Core 815 88% 700 Pts	64-Core 1,073 66% 1,073 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 90.2% 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	29.3% Poor	Lighting 33.1 Reflection 38.2 Parallax 31.1 27% 34.2 fps	MRender 47.3 Gravity 33.2 Splatting 43.2 34% 41.2 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 29.3% 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: 464 450 458 355 7.2 7.6 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 463 Mixed 418 SusWrite 290 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 32.6 150% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 42.3 107% 222 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 92%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 373GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1448 1455 1460 1506 1511 1518 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	274% Outstanding	Read 1,529 Write 1,504 Mixed 1,118 SusWrite 1,483 317% 1,408 MB/s	4K Read 59.9 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 80.7 281% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 686 DQ Write 895 DQ Mixed 272 350% 618 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 274% Great: 295%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 402GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 201 199 202 206 200 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 148 Write 172 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 199 108% 149 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 155% 1.17 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-$36 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.9% Good	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 27 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 25.3 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 96.9 41% 96.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 69.9% 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 $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,687x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	424x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	409x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $238Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	340x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	317x
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	304x

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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	397x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	273x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	189x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $446

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16