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

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	100% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	83.2% 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	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '20 at 17:27
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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-$81 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 (100^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 85.6 1-Core 148 2-Core 294 95% 176 Pts	4-Core 591 8-Core 929 94% 760 Pts	64-Core 1116 69% 1116 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 97.9% 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 (96^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 146 Parallax 125 104% 133 fps	MRender 104 Gravity 127 Splatting 109 93% 113 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 136GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 54 53 54 53 53 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 499 Write 448 Mixed 404 SusWrite 91.1 80% 361 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 79 4K Mixed 41.8 139% 49.9 MB/s	DQ Read 291 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 242 204% 293 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 91%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 223GB free Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 117 124 116 115 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Read 453 Write 340 Mixed 282 SusWrite 161 69% 309 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 40.2 4K Mixed 19.2 74% 26 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 87.7 DQ Mixed 41.5 48% 83.1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 56%
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$28 12,447 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 232GB free Firmware: S0614B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1158 1167 820 168 168 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	196% Outstanding	Read 1,660 Write 1,195 Mixed 1,054 SusWrite 608 252% 1,129 MB/s	4K Read 53.8 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 46.9 219% 82.2 MB/s	DQ Read 598 DQ Write 608 DQ Mixed 519 413% 575 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 228%
SanDisk X110 256GB-$100 4,989 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 25GB free Firmware: X231600 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 466 Write 445 Mixed 214 83% 375 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 75.6 4K Mixed 31.4 125% 45.6 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 211 DQ Mixed 121 128% 214 MB/s
Poor: 55% 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 (57^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	MC Read 35 MC Write 23.8 MC Mixed 34.7 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 25.5 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 33.6 79% 27.7 GB/s	Latency 71.5 56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 110%

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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 $81Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,694x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $145Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	424x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $190Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	412x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $195Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	342x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	319x
RTX 2060Nvidia $273Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	306x

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 $35Bench 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: $392

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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