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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics33.8% 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 Drive47% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190918
Uptime3.4 Days
Run DateFeb 25 '20 at 20:27
Run Duration154 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Memory 82.5
1-Core 116
2-Core 224
79% 141 Pts
4-Core 418
8-Core 654
66% 536 Pts
64-Core 859
53% 859 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
33.8% Below average
Lighting 43.6
Reflection 31.3
Parallax 37.8
36% 37.5 fps
MRender 35.9
Gravity 39.6
Splatting 36.3
30% 37.3 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 33.8%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSDPR-CL100-120-G2 120GB
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N1209B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 108 113 154 31 102 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
47% Average
Read 433
Write 180
Mixed 182
SusWrite 91.8
49% 222 MB/s
4K Read 20.1
4K Write 54
4K Mixed 7.9
69% 27.3 MB/s
DQ Read 90.2
DQ Write 111
DQ Mixed 11.8
34% 71.1 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 47%
Great: 78%
Samsung HD321HJ 320GB
119GB free
Firmware: 1AC01118
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 90 90 91 91 88 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
56.9% Above average
Read 108
Write 112
Mixed 55.8
SusWrite 90.4
67% 91.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.8
161% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 64%
Seagate ST3160815AS 160GB-$46
87GB free
Firmware: 4.CCC
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 4,157
Write 16.8
Mixed 62.5
1,011% 1412 MB/s
4K Read 389
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 1.4
16,371% 130 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown IR2400D464L15S/4G 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
86.6% Excellent
MC Read 35.2
MC Write 28.5
MC Mixed 30.8
90% 31.5 GB/s
SC Read 21.7
SC Write 27.3
SC Mixed 24.5
70% 24.5 GB/s
Latency 76
53% 76 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 96%

 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 5,267 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer

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

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