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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 102%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics111% 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 Drive82.6% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200418
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 01 '20 at 16:13
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
91% Outstanding
Memory 70.2
1-Core 154
2-Core 307
93% 177 Pts
4-Core 598
8-Core 997
97% 797 Pts
64-Core 1,441
89% 1,441 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 91%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.1.3
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Lighting 139
Reflection 115
Parallax 229
114% 161 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 135
Splatting 161
114% 136 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 111%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB
103GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0813A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 109 18 20 122 254 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
82.6% Excellent
Read 462
Write 452
Mixed 367
SusWrite 163
81% 361 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 31.9
147% 58.3 MB/s
DQ Read 105
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 50.1
89% 166 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 212 220 220 218 219 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 144
Write 182
Mixed 81
SusWrite 216
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 2.6
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
130% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 103%
Great: 106%
Lexar JumpDrive S25 USB 3.0 64GB-$13
32GB free, PID a838
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.6 2.4 4.5 87 88 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
30.2% Below average
Read 125
Write 41.3
Mixed 82.5
SusWrite 43.9
88% 73.1 MB/s
4K Read 2.9
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.9
62% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 30.2%
Great: 38%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.7% Good
MC Read 28.4
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 26.5
70% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 20
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 24.5
59% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 101
40% 101 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 67.7%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) Builds (Compare 5,271 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 60%
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Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $441
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