MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 98.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive315% 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-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191108
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 26 '20 at 01:36
Run Duration205 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.8% Outstanding
Memory 87.6
1-Core 156
2-Core 308
100% 184 Pts
4-Core 589
8-Core 1,018
97% 803 Pts
64-Core 1317
82% 1317 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 98.8%
Great: 94%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
333GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1132 875 880 870 863 856 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
315% Outstanding
Read 2,706
Write 2517
Mixed 1,900
SusWrite 913
449% 2,009 MB/s
4K Read 70.4
4K Write 189
4K Mixed 99.7
335% 120 MB/s
DQ Read 1,119
DQ Write 971
DQ Mixed 1039
780% 1,043 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 315%
Great: 355%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
20GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 503
Write 488
Mixed 430
106% 474 MB/s
4K Read 46.4
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 63.6
214% 75.8 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 361
DQ Mixed 368
277% 371 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80
490GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 150 151 151 150 151 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Read 158
Write 122
Mixed 85.2
SusWrite 148
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$57
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
85.8% Excellent
MC Read 32.5
MC Write 23.9
MC Mixed 33.7
86% 30 GB/s
SC Read 26.5
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 36.4
83% 29.1 GB/s
Latency 69.9
57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450-A PRO (MS-7B86) Builds (Compare 1,848 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $348
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HDDRAMUSB
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