MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	112% 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	190% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A40
Motherboard	MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191112
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 15 '20 at 09:02
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 84.9 1-Core 148 2-Core 297 96% 177 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 1046 99% 820 Pts	64-Core 1,466 91% 1,466 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3071) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	112% Outstanding	Lighting 147 Reflection 142 Parallax 151 120% 147 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 125 Splatting 101 107% 135 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB 15,006 User benchmarks, average bench 168% 115GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 215 214 216 216 216 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	190% Outstanding	Read 1443 Write 907 Mixed 964 SusWrite 248 198% 891 MB/s	4K Read 49.6 4K Write 184 4K Mixed 72.7 266% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 678 DQ Write 919 DQ Mixed 573 496% 723 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 190% Great: 199%
WD WD10SPSX-60A6WT0 1TB 7,320 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 708GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 137 135 139 138 137 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	Read 112 Write 135 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 136 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.3 144% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 83%
Lexar JumpDrive S73 USB 3.0 16GB-$18 459 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 15GB free, PID a205 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 19 21 21 21 21 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	10.7% Very poor	Read 43.3 Write 21 Mixed 26.7 SusWrite 19.9 34% 27.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.3 11% 0.17 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 10.7% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB 99,207 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.8% Very good	MC Read 29.1 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 30.8 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 23.8 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 31.7 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 72 56% 72 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 110%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 74%

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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 $45Bench 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: $646

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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