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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics80% 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 Drive108% 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.
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-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateApr 07 '20 at 18:44
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User SVN-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
83.5% Excellent
Memory 89.1
1-Core 118
2-Core 231
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 420
8-Core 737
70% 578 Pts
64-Core 965
60% 965 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
Asus(1043 86A8) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.50
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
80% Excellent
Lighting 102
Reflection 93.3
Parallax 92.9
83% 96.1 fps
MRender 106
Gravity 89.5
Splatting 79.6
74% 91.7 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 80%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB
355GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 440 437 440 386 391 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 453
Mixed 432
SusWrite 420
102% 451 MB/s
4K Read 35.3
4K Write 82.2
4K Mixed 48.9
160% 55.5 MB/s
DQ Read 266
DQ Write 286
DQ Mixed 260
200% 270 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 108%
Great: 123%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110
3.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 141 142 139 142 141 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
83% Excellent
Read 148
Write 124
Mixed 91.5
SusWrite 141
93% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
182% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 83%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 44.1
MC Write 40.2
MC Mixed 34.7
113% 39.7 GB/s
SC Read 25.8
SC Write 40.7
SC Mixed 28.9
91% 31.8 GB/s
Latency 68.4
58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 109%
Great: 109%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) Builds (Compare 5,268 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Excellent Total price: $442
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