MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 99%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	101% 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	84.7% 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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 31 '20 at 17:41
Run Duration	244 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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 3600-$81 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Memory 87.8 1-Core 145 2-Core 294 95% 175 Pts	4-Core 592 8-Core 965 95% 778 Pts	64-Core 1,121 69% 1,121 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Asus(1043 861E) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2212 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 144 Parallax 124 106% 133 fps	MRender 102 Gravity 127 Splatting 110 93% 113 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 143GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 53 54 54 54 54 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 494 Write 459 Mixed 400 SusWrite 91.1 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 81.1 4K Mixed 42.6 144% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 309 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 244 207% 300 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 91%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 223GB free Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 183 149 159 159 161 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	46.1% Average	Read 178 Write 378 Mixed 326 SusWrite 201 62% 271 MB/s	4K Read 17.4 4K Write 40.3 4K Mixed 19 72% 25.6 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 90.9 DQ Mixed 41.3 48% 83.8 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 56%
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$28 12,447 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 141GB free Firmware: S0614B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 379 296 200 189 166 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	157% Outstanding	Read 1,667 Write 1,181 Mixed 223 SusWrite 235 181% 826 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 53.3 4K Mixed 48.3 160% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 751 DQ Write 424 DQ Mixed 22.4 168% 399 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 228%
SanDisk X110 256GB-$100 4,989 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 178GB free Firmware: X231600 SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 441 389 425 418 453 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 443 Mixed 226 SusWrite 428 88% 395 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 78.4 4K Mixed 33.4 129% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 319 DQ Write 209 DQ Mixed 123 130% 217 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 100%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 3,195 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 662GB free, PID 2312 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 102 101 101 102 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 100 Write 61.5 Mixed 55 SusWrite 100 104% 79.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 12,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	88.5% Excellent	MC Read 35.2 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 35.3 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 24.1 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 34.6 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 110%

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

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 60%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $81Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,694x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $145Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	424x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $190Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	412x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $195Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	342x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	319x
RTX 2060Nvidia $273Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	306x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	146x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	117x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	112x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	398x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	274x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	190x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $392

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16