MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics95.2% 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 Drive263% 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-7A40
MotherboardMSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191112
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 08 '20 at 00:54
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
94.2% Outstanding
Memory 83.8
1-Core 144
2-Core 288
93% 172 Pts
4-Core 561
8-Core 834
87% 698 Pts
64-Core 1,042
64% 1,042 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 94.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-$275
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.30.02
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 96.2
Parallax 202
96% 139 fps
MRender 97.4
Gravity 108
Splatting 128
93% 111 fps
Poor: 78%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 91%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
898GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1518 824 825 837 838 839 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
263% Outstanding
Read 1,592
Write 1752
Mixed 1,337
SusWrite 947
316% 1,407 MB/s
4K Read 54.2
4K Write 195
4K Mixed 82.8
292% 111 MB/s
DQ Read 1,263
DQ Write 1,058
DQ Mixed 1,178
878% 1,166 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 263%
Great: 276%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 16GB
12GB free, PID c75c
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 13 13 12 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
8.32% Terrible
Read 28
Write 12.3
Mixed 10.5
SusWrite 12.6
19% 15.9 MB/s
4K Read 6.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
24% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 8.32%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
86.8% Excellent
MC Read 34.1
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 34.3
88% 30.8 GB/s
SC Read 25.1
SC Write 24
SC Mixed 34.6
80% 27.9 GB/s
Latency 73.7
54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) Builds (Compare 1,509 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) - $120

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $646
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