MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics112% 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 Drive252% 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-7A40
MotherboardMSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display3840 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191112
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 10 '20 at 04:45
Run Duration190 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600AF-$97
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Memory 85.7
1-Core 120
2-Core 241
83% 149 Pts
4-Core 480
8-Core 812
79% 646 Pts
64-Core 991
61% 991 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250
MSI(1462 3810) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.5.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Lighting 140
Reflection 118
Parallax 230
114% 163 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 131
Splatting 165
116% 138 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 112%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37
288GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1117 979 978 979 979 980 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
252% Outstanding
Read 2,017
Write 2,198
Mixed 1,720
SusWrite 1,002
390% 1,734 MB/s
4K Read 49
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 69.6
238% 86.3 MB/s
DQ Read 961
DQ Write 660
DQ Mixed 883
640% 835 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 252%
Great: 297%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$84
472GB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 468 471 441 426 426 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 470
Mixed 436
SusWrite 450
105% 467 MB/s
4K Read 36.5
4K Write 96.2
4K Mixed 53.3
174% 62 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 361
DQ Mixed 309
250% 353 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 119%
Great: 125%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 41.1
MC Write 38.3
MC Mixed 32.7
107% 37.4 GB/s
SC Read 24.4
SC Write 38.4
SC Mixed 27.2
86% 30 GB/s
Latency 71.5
56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 103%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) Builds (Compare 1,505 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) - $120

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $643
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