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

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% 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.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 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 18:55
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^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-$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 (99^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 84.7 1-Core 115 2-Core 293 88% 164 Pts	4-Core 587 8-Core 831 89% 709 Pts	64-Core 1,127 70% 1,127 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 96.8% 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 (98^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 149 Parallax 128 108% 136 fps	MRender 106 Gravity 130 Splatting 113 95% 117 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 103% 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: 276 52 54 54 54 54 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 505 Write 464 Mixed 407 SusWrite 91 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 85.5 4K Mixed 44.1 149% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 312 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 247 208% 301 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: 390 149 126 127 126 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 460 Write 302 Mixed 313 SusWrite 175 70% 312 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 42.9 4K Mixed 19.5 78% 27.4 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 94.4 DQ Mixed 42.1 49% 85 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 56%
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$28 12,447 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 165GB free Firmware: S0614B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1160 1197 1180 1178 1184 1186 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 1,676 Write 70.8 Mixed 805 SusWrite 1,181 206% 933 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 48.7 222% 87.1 MB/s	DQ Read 764 DQ Write 743 DQ Mixed 544 466% 683 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 228%
SanDisk X110 256GB-$100 4,989 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 50GB free Firmware: X231600 SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 381 415 448 420 391 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 436 Mixed 234 SusWrite 410 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 74.2 4K Mixed 34.3 130% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 321 DQ Write 206 DQ Mixed 126 131% 218 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 95.8% 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: 70 74 70 79 75 74 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	34.7% Below average	Read 89.5 Write 43.7 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 73.6 82% 64.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 94% 1.07 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 above expectations (61^st percentile)	87.9% Excellent	MC Read 35.1 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 34.9 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 26.1 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 33 78% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 110%

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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