MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	111% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A40
Motherboard	MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191112
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 15 '20 at 01:23
Run Duration	251 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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-$155 179,588 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 (100^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Memory 88.8 1-Core 120 2-Core 236 83% 148 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 755 75% 611 Pts	64-Core 923 57% 923 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% PowerColor(148C 2378) CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.2.2 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.6% Above average	Lighting 65 Reflection 69.8 Parallax 81.8 53% 72.2 fps	MRender 69.8 Gravity 65.5 Splatting 57.3 52% 64.2 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
AMD VDRIVE01 723GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 457GB free Firmware: 000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 462 460 432 415 424 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 464 Mixed 425 SusWrite 439 103% 459 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 84.1 4K Mixed 50.2 163% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 301 246% 350 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 117%
Pcie SSD 256GB 15,792 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 123GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FM11.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 268 47 17 21 25 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 618 Write 498 Mixed 526 SusWrite 144 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 49 169% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 554 DQ Write 549 DQ Mixed 464 373% 522 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 214%
AMD T00 StoreMI 1.5TB 60 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 535GB free Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 80 84 85 85 81 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	17.1% Very poor	Read 189 Write 196 Mixed 136 SusWrite 84.5 34% 151 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 10.2 4K Mixed 2.1 13% 5.13 MB/s	DQ Read 18.7 DQ Write 10 DQ Mixed 3.4 6% 10.7 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 17.1% Great: 110%
USB Flash Memory 2GB 592 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 2GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.9 3.4 3.2 3.5 3.5 3.3 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	2.56% Terrible	Read 7.5 Write 2.8 Mixed 1.8 SusWrite 3.3 4% 3.85 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 12% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.56% Great: 7%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 865GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 123 123 124 124 124 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 142 Write 145 Mixed 111 SusWrite 123 176% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 119% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 46 MC Write 44 MC Mixed 37.6 122% 42.5 GB/s	SC Read 27 SC Write 42.6 SC Mixed 32.3 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 107%

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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 $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	292x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 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	69x

SSD
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	40x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 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
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	41x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $641

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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