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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics96% 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 Drive118% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 21 '20 at 03:10
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 4.15 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Memory 86.8
1-Core 128
2-Core 257
87% 157 Pts
4-Core 512
8-Core 980
89% 746 Pts
64-Core 1,391
86% 1,391 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300
Ram: 6GB, Driver: 20.2.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 101
Parallax 216
96% 145 fps
MRender 95.7
Gravity 109
Splatting 137
96% 114 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 96%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
335GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 478 485 418 282 282 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 487
Mixed 449
SusWrite 402
104% 462 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 95.2
4K Mixed 53.8
180% 63 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 361
DQ Mixed 369
278% 372 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 118%
Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
807GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 207 207 205 209 208 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 200
Write 146
Mixed 80.8
SusWrite 207
116% 158 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
167% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 117%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
99.9% Outstanding
MC Read 40.8
MC Write 35.7
MC Mixed 31.7
103% 36.1 GB/s
SC Read 25.3
SC Write 37.6
SC Mixed 27.8
86% 30.2 GB/s
Latency 70.6
57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 99.9%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) Builds (Compare 5,268 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Excellent Total price: $442
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