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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics95.6% 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 Drive277% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory26 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200610
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 06 '20 at 11:55
Run Duration212 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$200
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Memory 87
1-Core 151
2-Core 264
93% 167 Pts
4-Core 483
8-Core 858
81% 671 Pts
64-Core 1,447
90% 1,447 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170
CLim: 1635 MHz, MLim: 925 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.5.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.6% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 93.2
Parallax 166
95% 125 fps
MRender 91.7
Gravity 121
Splatting 132
96% 115 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB
659GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM13.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2757 2501 1040 1057 1059 1058 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
277% Outstanding
Read 1,659
Write 2,648
Mixed 1,917
SusWrite 1,578
442% 1,951 MB/s
4K Read 48.5
4K Write 184
4K Mixed 82.1
276% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 946
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 672
486% 646 MB/s
Poor: 150%
This bench: 277%
Great: 298%
WD VelociRaptor 300GB-$90
180GB free
Firmware: 04.04V01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 104 104 104 104 104 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
60.3% Good
Read 105
Write 98.7
Mixed 71.5
SusWrite 104
70% 94.9 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1.3
244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 69%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
735GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 171 171 172 172 172 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
96.9% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 160
Mixed 75.5
SusWrite 172
105% 143 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1.2
234% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 96.9%
Great: 109%
Seagate Expansion+ 4TB
2TB free
Firmware: 9300
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 116 117 117 118 123 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
59.7% Above average
Read 90.5
Write 114
Mixed 72.3
SusWrite 117
72% 98.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 0.6
174% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 59.7%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS16G4D32AESB.M16FE 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3733 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 42.5
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 43.8
109% 38.1 GB/s
SC Read 29
SC Write 27.3
SC Mixed 43
95% 33.1 GB/s
Latency 70.5
57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 106%
Great: 132%

 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 5,299 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: $442
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