MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

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Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	323% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A40
Motherboard	MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) (all builds)
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200611
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '20 at 06:54
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Memory 83.4 1-Core 148 2-Core 276 93% 169 Pts	4-Core 557 8-Core 936 91% 746 Pts	64-Core 1,449 90% 1,449 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3173) CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 137 Reflection 135 Parallax 137 112% 136 fps	Gravity 121 Splatting 98.3 96% 110 fps
Poor: 105% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 581GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1519 1212 1275 1276 1273 1271 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	323% Outstanding	Read 2,499 Write 2,379 Mixed 1,690 SusWrite 1,304 441% 1,968 MB/s	4K Read 62.2 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 85.9 289% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,282 DQ Write 1,120 DQ Mixed 1,205 902% 1,202 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 323% Great: 372%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 485GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 490 490 489 490 490 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 479 Mixed 442 SusWrite 489 108% 480 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 65.4 218% 76.9 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 363 DQ Mixed 371 280% 374 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 32,191 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	99.8% Outstanding	MC Read 40.5 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 40.4 103% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 28.4 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 38.4 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 74.5 54% 74.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 134%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 74%

Battleship

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