MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 110%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics115% 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 Drive171% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A40
MotherboardMSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191112
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateApr 09 '20 at 17:17
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.7% Outstanding
Memory 89.6
1-Core 129
2-Core 258
88% 159 Pts
4-Core 514
8-Core 979
89% 746 Pts
64-Core 1,397
86% 1,397 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing below potential (45th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
115% Outstanding
Lighting 151
Reflection 144
Parallax 153
123% 149 fps
MRender 180
Gravity 128
Splatting 105
109% 138 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 115%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kbg30zmv256g TOSHIBA 256GB
184GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ADHA0102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 626 680 828 822 769 836 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
171% Outstanding
Read 901
Write 767
Mixed 767
SusWrite 760
180% 799 MB/s
4K Read 47.5
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 63.3
211% 73.4 MB/s
DQ Read 653
DQ Write 360
DQ Mixed 435
343% 483 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 171%
Great: 147%
Team T253X1240G 240GB
49GB free
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 148 110 109 110 111 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 466
Mixed 387
SusWrite 156
84% 378 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 85.1
4K Mixed 40.9
155% 54.6 MB/s
DQ Read 307
DQ Write 351
DQ Mixed 224
198% 294 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
928GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 205 210 211 211 208 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 200
Write 195
Mixed 82.7
SusWrite 208
125% 171 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
165% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 117%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 43.2
MC Write 38.8
MC Mixed 33.5
110% 38.5 GB/s
SC Read 26.4
SC Write 40.6
SC Mixed 28.4
91% 31.8 GB/s
Latency 67.7
59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 106%
Great: 104%

 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: $641
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