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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 89%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics96.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive124% 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.
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)
Memory12.4 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 21:58
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
89% Excellent
Memory 70.9
1-Core 148
2-Core 292
90% 171 Pts
4-Core 574
8-Core 827
88% 701 Pts
64-Core 1,072
66% 1,072 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 89%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300
Ram: 6GB, Driver: 20.5.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 101
Parallax 188
96% 136 fps
MRender 96.2
Gravity 110
Splatting 139
97% 115 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$200
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVQ01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 487 486 492 492 491 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 360
Mixed 396
SusWrite 484
98% 438 MB/s
4K Read 35.9
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 52.5
185% 69.1 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 362
DQ Mixed 368
278% 373 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 124%
Great: 122%
WDC WD20EZAZ-00GGJB0 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 178 184 179 184 178 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
22.6% Poor
Read 210
Write 174
Mixed 109
SusWrite 181
38% 169 MB/s
4K Read 3.1
4K Write 9.5
4K Mixed 0.7
11% 4.43 MB/s
DQ Read 0.8
DQ Write 10.6
DQ Mixed 1.3
2% 4.23 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 22.6%
Great: 23%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
930GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 189 189 191 191 189 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 206
Write 189
Mixed 105
SusWrite 189
126% 172 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
245% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 114%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.8% Good
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 26.6
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 20.9
SC Write 18.3
SC Mixed 25.6
62% 21.6 GB/s
Latency 99.3
40% 99.3 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 110%

 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%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $436
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