MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 98%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics90.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A40
MotherboardMSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)  (all builds)
Memory28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191030
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 24 '20 at 04:00
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98% Outstanding
Memory 82.8
1-Core 154
2-Core 308
98% 182 Pts
4-Core 606
8-Core 1,081
102% 844 Pts
64-Core 1,480
92% 1,480 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 98%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400
CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.1.3
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
90.4% Outstanding
Lighting 109
Reflection 90.3
Parallax 173
89% 124 fps
MRender 87.9
Gravity 121
Splatting 127
94% 112 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 94%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,460
Write 1,472
Mixed 1,269
382% 1,734 MB/s
4K Read 63
4K Write 168
4K Mixed 85.5
294% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 976
DQ Write 1,183
DQ Mixed 1,007
780% 1,056 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
63GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 491 492 494 496 456 254 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 496
Mixed 469
SusWrite 447
109% 482 MB/s
4K Read 43.6
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 62.3
210% 75.5 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 363
DQ Mixed 372
280% 375 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 130%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
MC Read 36.2
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 36.2
92% 32.1 GB/s
SC Read 25.1
SC Write 24.2
SC Mixed 35.6
81% 28.3 GB/s
Latency 75.5
53% 75.5 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 106%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) Builds (Compare 1,509 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) - $120

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $646
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