MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 80.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	173% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A40
Motherboard	MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191112
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 10 '20 at 12:26
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Memory 83.6 1-Core 114 2-Core 231 80% 143 Pts	4-Core 428 8-Core 573 64% 500 Pts	64-Core 914 57% 914 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 277GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0118C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 834 472 482 479 344 389 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	173% Outstanding	Read 1,844 Write 1097 Mixed 824 SusWrite 500 236% 1,066 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 99.6 4K Mixed 41.8 146% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 551 DQ Write 510 DQ Mixed 479 373% 513 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 173% Great: 311%
Enmotus T00 FuzeDrive 998GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 759GB free Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 158 157 159 154 156 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 181 Mixed 113 SusWrite 157 116% 157 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 103%
Spcc Solid State Disk 256GB 641 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 63GB free Firmware: S0509A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 71 59 59 59 59 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 11% Great: 59%
PHD 3.0 Silicon-Power 1TB 4,921 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 811GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 112 107 111 107 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 125 Write 99.2 Mixed 66.2 SusWrite 109 131% 99.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.4 164% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	MC Read 39.3 MC Write 34.7 MC Mixed 32.5 101% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 31.2 SC Mixed 25.6 76% 26.8 GB/s	Latency 74.1 54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 103%

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Gaming 79%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 74%

Battleship

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	292x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	210x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	116x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	74x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	71x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	68x

SSD
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	40x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $74Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	38x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	36x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	127x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	102x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	40x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $642

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16