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

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall 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!
Processor	With 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 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	101% 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 Drive	84% 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.
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.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 15 '20 at 14:08
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 3600-$88 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Memory 87.8 1-Core 148 2-Core 291 96% 176 Pts	4-Core 587 8-Core 965 95% 776 Pts	64-Core 1,125 70% 1,125 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Asus(1043 861E) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2212 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 148 Parallax 126 106% 134 fps	MRender 102 Gravity 130 Splatting 111 94% 114 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 144GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 53 54 52 50 49 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 496 Write 449 Mixed 396 SusWrite 89.8 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 81 4K Mixed 42.4 143% 51.3 MB/s	DQ Read 288 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 241 202% 290 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 91%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 223GB free Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 106 153 152 142 142 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Read 460 Write 340 Mixed 292 SusWrite 181 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 41.8 4K Mixed 19.4 80% 27.7 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 93.9 DQ Mixed 41.3 49% 85 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 56%
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$35 12,447 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 164GB free Firmware: S0614B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1163 1177 482 146 165 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	199% Outstanding	Read 1,690 Write 1197 Mixed 1,060 SusWrite 550 250% 1,124 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 48 216% 84.6 MB/s	DQ Read 756 DQ Write 721 DQ Mixed 546 463% 674 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 228%
SanDisk X110 256GB-$100 4,989 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 100GB free Firmware: X231600 SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 409 392 419 426 449 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 451 Mixed 232 SusWrite 418 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 78 4K Mixed 33.8 130% 47.4 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 211 DQ Mixed 122 129% 216 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 12,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	MC Read 35.3 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 35.3 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 26.4 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 35.9 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 110%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 60%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $88Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,691x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $145Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	424x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	410x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $238Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	341x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	319x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	304x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	146x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	117x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	111x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	398x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	274x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	189x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $442

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $288	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16