MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	119% 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	197% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A40
Motherboard	MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200611
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 04 '20 at 17:15
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (60^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-$89 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 84.6 1-Core 144 2-Core 289 94% 173 Pts	4-Core 563 8-Core 846 87% 704 Pts	64-Core 1,056 65% 1,056 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 3860) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	119% Outstanding	Lighting 158 Reflection 147 Parallax 156 129% 154 fps	MRender 187 Gravity 133 Splatting 108 113% 143 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-GSM2NE3256GNTD 256GB 10,769 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 195GB free (System drive) Firmware: EDFM00.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 823 667 265 265 232 195 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	197% Outstanding	Read 1,151 Write 1,072 Mixed 1,002 SusWrite 408 204% 908 MB/s	4K Read 50.8 4K Write 207 4K Mixed 74.2 282% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 701 DQ Write 1,078 DQ Mixed 676 572% 819 MB/s
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 226%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 175 170 178 174 185 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Read 98.4 Write 130 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 177 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 56% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 106%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9 66,405 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 6GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 11 11 12 11 11 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	17% Very poor	Read 86.2 Write 51.7 Mixed 19.5 SusWrite 11 47% 42.1 MB/s	4K Read 8.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.7 56% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 17% Great: 28%
WDC WD10 03FZEX-00MK2A0 1TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 237GB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.4 34 39 39 39 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	17.4% Very poor	Read 31.9 Write 3.5 Mixed 15.3 SusWrite 32.6 26% 20.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1.1 101% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 17.4% Great: 24%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 34,561 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	MC Read 34.1 MC Write 24.3 MC Mixed 34.2 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 26.3 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 34.9 81% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 72.4 55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 111%

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Typical B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) Builds (Compare 1,517 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 79%

Battleship

Desktop 90%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 74%

Battleship

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $89Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	294x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $145Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	210x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	117x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	75x
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 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	36x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	128x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	102x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	41x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $613

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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