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

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 94% 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 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% 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	86.7% 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.

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Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	13 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 20 '20 at 18:44
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	26%

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-$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 (100^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Memory 85.4 1-Core 110 2-Core 273 84% 156 Pts	4-Core 592 8-Core 871 91% 731 Pts	64-Core 1,115 69% 1,115 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 97.8% 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 (97^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 149 Parallax 127 107% 136 fps	MRender 106 Gravity 128 Splatting 112 95% 116 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 130GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 54 54 54 55 54 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 504 Write 460 Mixed 410 SusWrite 91.6 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 85.8 4K Mixed 43.6 148% 53.5 MB/s	DQ Read 320 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 250 210% 304 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 91%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 223GB free Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 129 123 119 122 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 459 Write 376 Mixed 315 SusWrite 166 74% 329 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 43.2 4K Mixed 19.2 82% 28.5 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 99.4 DQ Mixed 41.7 50% 86.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 56%
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$36 12,447 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 165GB free Firmware: S0614B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 237 206 221 184 168 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	167% Outstanding	Read 1684 Write 500 Mixed 127 SusWrite 226 137% 634 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 48.3 216% 83.5 MB/s	DQ Read 762 DQ Write 178 DQ Mixed 154 195% 364 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 167% Great: 228%
SanDisk X110 256GB-$100 4,989 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 50GB free Firmware: X231600 SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 410 408 453 417 389 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 404 Mixed 216 SusWrite 413 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 84.2 4K Mixed 33.5 133% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 320 DQ Write 203 DQ Mixed 126 130% 216 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 100%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 3,195 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 521GB free, PID 2312 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 74 76 72 69 73 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	34.7% Below average	Read 89 Write 53.5 Mixed 50.8 SusWrite 72.8 86% 66.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 43%

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)	87.3% Excellent	MC Read 34.1 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 35.1 89% 31.1 GB/s	SC Read 25.6 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 32.8 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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