MSI B450M GAMING PLUS (MS-7B87)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics83% 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 Drive269% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B87
MotherboardMSI B450M GAMING PLUS (MS-7B87)  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191108
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateApr 01 '20 at 04:03
Run Duration173 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91% Outstanding
Memory 90.3
1-Core 123
2-Core 247
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 493
8-Core 818
80% 656 Pts
64-Core 1,012
63% 1,012 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 91%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3150 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83% Excellent
Lighting 106
Reflection 97.9
Parallax 90.4
86% 98.2 fps
MRender 107
Gravity 92.9
Splatting 83.8
76% 94.4 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82
278GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0118C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 949 518 520 525 517 523 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
269% Outstanding
Read 2,689
Write 1,974
Mixed 1,510
SusWrite 592
376% 1,691 MB/s
4K Read 63.3
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 83.6
279% 97.1 MB/s
DQ Read 950
DQ Write 753
DQ Mixed 507
473% 736 MB/s
Poor: 147%
This bench: 269%
Great: 311%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
424GB free
Firmware: SBFKB1C2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 191 305 214 233 283 MB/s
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
37.2% Below average
Read 198
Write 90.3
Mixed 76.8
SusWrite 257
35% 155 MB/s
4K Read 13
4K Write 20.2
4K Mixed 10
43% 14.4 MB/s
DQ Read 11.1
DQ Write 15.3
DQ Mixed 13.4
10% 13.3 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 37.2%
Great: 102%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79
1.5TB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 117 115 118 121 113 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
52.9% Above average
Read 69
Write 98.7
Mixed 55.2
SusWrite 115
62% 84.5 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 1.2
224% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 52.9%
Great: 68%
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 1TB
290GB free, PID 5033
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 48 24 23 38 42 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
16.5% Very poor
Read 48.3
Write 49.5
Mixed 21.8
SusWrite 37.7
52% 39.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.3
25% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 16.5%
Great: 30%
WD My Passport 0740 1TB
258GB free, PID 0740
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 57 59 59 59 59 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
26.8% Poor
Read 59.8
Write 59.2
Mixed 41.5
SusWrite 58.9
74% 54.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
80% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 26.8%
Great: 41%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
110% Outstanding
MC Read 44.3
MC Write 40.6
MC Mixed 34.7
114% 39.9 GB/s
SC Read 26.1
SC Write 41.4
SC Mixed 29.7
93% 32.4 GB/s
Latency 66.9
60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M GAMING PLUS (MS-7B87) Builds (Compare 1,684 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B450M GAMING PLUS (MS-7B87) - $90

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $418
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