MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59.9% 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	314% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A40
Motherboard	MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190925
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	May 24 '20 at 13:41
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd 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 4.25 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Memory 83.5 1-Core 151 2-Core 301 96% 178 Pts	4-Core 527 8-Core 892 86% 709 Pts	64-Core 1134 70% 1134 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85C5) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Lighting 73.8 Reflection 77.5 Parallax 66.7 60% 72.7 fps	MRender 72.1 Gravity 70.8 Splatting 74.3 60% 72.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 512GB 21,659 User benchmarks, average bench 246% 337GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42A4SANA SusWrite @10s intervals: 1817 1700 1064 1083 514 513 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	314% Outstanding	Read 2,567 Write 2,061 Mixed 246 SusWrite 1,115 331% 1,497 MB/s	4K Read 64.4 4K Write 199 4K Mixed 92.5 321% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 733 DQ Write 1236 DQ Mixed 482 507% 817 MB/s
Poor: 155% ↑ This bench: 314% Great: 318%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 967GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 207 198 211 207 204 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 144 Write 174 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 205 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 94% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 106%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 32GB 846 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 27GB free, PID 0743 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 62 62 59 59 62 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	38% Below average	Read 89.7 Write 60.2 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 61.1 86% 66.7 MB/s	4K Read 7.8 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 4.5 291% 5.17 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 1x16GB 14,281 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	63.1% Good	MC Read 23.2 MC Write 20.6 MC Mixed 20.9 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 22 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 74.2 54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 63%

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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