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 97.7%, 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	13.2 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	Apr 03 '20 at 15:18
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	2%

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)	97.7% Outstanding	Memory 85.3 1-Core 148 2-Core 296 96% 176 Pts	4-Core 590 8-Core 955 95% 773 Pts	64-Core 1,128 70% 1,128 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 97.7% 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: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2212 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 144 Parallax 124 104% 132 fps	MRender 103 Gravity 125 Splatting 108 92% 112 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: 281 53 53 53 54 53 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 491 Write 458 Mixed 399 SusWrite 91.4 80% 360 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 80 4K Mixed 41.8 140% 50.4 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 241 203% 292 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: 388 133 119 115 110 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.6% Above average	Read 456 Write 268 Mixed 303 SusWrite 164 66% 298 MB/s	4K Read 14.1 4K Write 40 4K Mixed 19.2 67% 24.4 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 85.7 DQ Mixed 41.5 48% 82.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 56%
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$28 12,447 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 142GB free Firmware: S0614B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1156 1054 166 160 144 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	193% Outstanding	Read 1,651 Write 1,193 Mixed 1,049 SusWrite 474 243% 1,092 MB/s	4K Read 52 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 47.7 224% 85.9 MB/s	DQ Read 725 DQ Write 692 DQ Mixed 547 455% 655 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 193% Great: 228%
SanDisk X110 256GB-$100 4,989 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 50GB free Firmware: X231600 SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 405 433 406 383 377 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 436 Mixed 229 SusWrite 392 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 78.4 4K Mixed 33.7 128% 46.9 MB/s	DQ Read 311 DQ Write 208 DQ Mixed 123 129% 214 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 93.5% 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 (59^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	MC Read 34.4 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 35.1 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 25.7 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 34.5 80% 28 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 87.8% 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	1,693x
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