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

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% 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 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	99.6% 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	82.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Mar 12 '20 at 04:48
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	9%

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-$86 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Memory 81.6 1-Core 148 2-Core 295 94% 175 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 887 89% 724 Pts	64-Core 1,088 67% 1,088 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 93% 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: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2202 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.59 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 144 Parallax 123 103% 131 fps	MRender 103 Gravity 127 Splatting 109 92% 113 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 132GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 52 53 53 53 53 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Read 499 Write 457 Mixed 402 SusWrite 90.7 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 76.9 4K Mixed 41 138% 49.1 MB/s	DQ Read 303 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 246 206% 296 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 91%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 162GB free Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 129 104 99 103 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 449 Write 138 Mixed 117 SusWrite 108 44% 203 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 33.4 4K Mixed 12.5 67% 22.6 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 65 DQ Mixed 17.6 33% 67 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 56%
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$36 12,447 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 125GB free Firmware: S0614B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 296 205 124 204 261 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	153% Outstanding	Read 1,642 Write 1174 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 216 169% 773 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 69.1 4K Mixed 45.7 164% 53.3 MB/s	DQ Read 747 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 55.5 166% 371 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 228%
SanDisk X110 256GB-$100 4,989 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 133GB free Firmware: X231600 SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 399 410 446 411 448 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 441 Mixed 213 SusWrite 424 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 74.3 4K Mixed 32.6 125% 45.3 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 209 DQ Mixed 123 129% 215 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 94.5% 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 (51^st percentile)	84.6% Excellent	MC Read 33 MC Write 23.5 MC Mixed 33.9 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 33 77% 27 GB/s	Latency 77.7 52% 77.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 110%

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

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Gaming 64%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 60%

Destroyer

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $86Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,692x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	424x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	411x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $195Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	342x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	319x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	305x

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 $39Bench 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: $397

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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