MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86)

Performance Results

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


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 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	85.6% 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

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190918
Uptime	7.4 Days
Run Date	May 23 '20 at 11:07
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	1%

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 3600X-$210 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Memory 72.1 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 92% 174 Pts	4-Core 563 8-Core 873 89% 718 Pts	64-Core 1,095 68% 1,095 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Asus(1043 8518) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.87 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 62.5 Reflection 80.9 Parallax 72.8 51% 72.1 fps	Gravity 71.3 Splatting 63.9 59% 67.6 fps
Poor: 53% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900613 SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 81 177 115 67 77 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 478 Write 270 Mixed 329 SusWrite 128 67% 301 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 88.2 4K Mixed 38.2 154% 55.1 MB/s	DQ Read 247 DQ Write 281 DQ Mixed 182 160% 237 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 87%
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38 83,298 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 237GB free Firmware: M6CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 18 7.4 7.2 7.4 7.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	38.1% Below average	Read 514 Write 461 Mixed 11 SusWrite 86.5 59% 268 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 6.9 4K Mixed 0.4 46% 11.7 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 92%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 881GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 216 214 211 210 216 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 161 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 211 101% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 2.1 382% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 212 210 211 211 213 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 207 Write 177 Mixed 87 SusWrite 210 124% 170 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.2% Good	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 26.8 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 24.8 61% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 96.7 41% 96.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 110%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 74%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86)

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,989x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	803x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	719x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	571x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	531x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	422x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	256x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	203x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	197x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	842x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	379x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	286x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $528

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