MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics98.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 03 '20 at 21:31
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User BGR-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700-$185
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.8% Outstanding
Memory 89.2
1-Core 126
2-Core 253
87% 156 Pts
4-Core 496
8-Core 874
83% 685 Pts
64-Core 888
55% 888 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300
Ram: 6GB, Driver: 20.2.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.4% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 104
Parallax 217
98% 147 fps
MRender 96.5
Gravity 113
Splatting 141
98% 117 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 98.4%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
XPG SX950U 240GB
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0427ANR
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 512
Write 467
Mixed 454
106% 477 MB/s
4K Read 36.7
4K Write 94.4
4K Mixed 51.4
171% 60.8 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 359
DQ Mixed 284
237% 341 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 123%
Seagate ST3250410AS 250GB-$95
83GB free
Firmware: 3.AAF
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 88 88 88 88 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
49.5% Average
Read 84.5
Write 66.5
Mixed 49
SusWrite 88.1
53% 72 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.9
150% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 49.5%
Great: 54%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59
42GB free
Firmware: JP2OA3MA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 97 89 82 95 98 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
49.6% Average
Read 79.8
Write 75.3
Mixed 51.5
SusWrite 92.8
55% 74.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 49.6%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
108% Outstanding
MC Read 43.8
MC Write 40.3
MC Mixed 33.5
112% 39.2 GB/s
SC Read 27.2
SC Write 39.8
SC Mixed 29.7
92% 32.2 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 108%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86) Builds (Compare 8,821 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $529
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