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

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	99.1% 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	84.3% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '20 at 19:27
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^th 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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 87.6 1-Core 151 2-Core 301 97% 180 Pts	4-Core 604 8-Core 945 96% 775 Pts	64-Core 1,149 71% 1,149 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 100% 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: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2212 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.59 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 149 Parallax 124 102% 133 fps	MRender 105 Gravity 129 Splatting 112 94% 115 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 135GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 52 54 54 54 54 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 496 Write 463 Mixed 405 SusWrite 91.1 81% 364 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 80.8 4K Mixed 42.4 144% 51.3 MB/s	DQ Read 289 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 242 204% 293 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 91%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 223GB free Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 138 132 122 121 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Read 459 Write 260 Mixed 319 SusWrite 171 67% 302 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 40.8 4K Mixed 19.3 80% 27.5 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 88.7 DQ Mixed 40.6 48% 82.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 56%
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$36 12,447 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 232GB free Firmware: S0614B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1169 1187 895 160 167 168 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	206% Outstanding	Read 1,690 Write 1,070 Mixed 1,054 SusWrite 624 247% 1,110 MB/s	4K Read 55.5 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 48 230% 87.8 MB/s	DQ Read 739 DQ Write 704 DQ Mixed 546 458% 663 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 206% 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 481 Write 434 Mixed 213 83% 376 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 77.9 4K Mixed 33.4 129% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 318 DQ Write 156 DQ Mixed 124 122% 199 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 above expectations (64^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 35.2 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 26.1 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 35.6 81% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 110%

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

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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 $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