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

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	97% 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 Drive	84% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '20 at 02:41
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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-$81 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 (87^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 70.9 1-Core 146 2-Core 289 90% 169 Pts	4-Core 573 8-Core 896 91% 735 Pts	64-Core 1,068 66% 1,068 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Asus(1043 861E) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2152 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	97% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 140 Parallax 118 100% 127 fps	MRender 103 Gravity 127 Splatting 108 92% 112 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 162GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 53 54 53 53 53 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 505 Write 451 Mixed 406 SusWrite 90.2 81% 363 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 78.8 4K Mixed 41.9 141% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 246 206% 297 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 91%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 34GB free Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 27 26 142 65 64 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Write 364 Mixed 3.2 SusWrite 93.9 36% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 9 4K Mixed 0.7 6% 3.27 MB/s	DQ Read 5.3 DQ Write 7.9 DQ Mixed 40.3 21% 17.8 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 56%
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$28 12,447 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 30GB free Firmware: S0614B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 150 735 806 835 1192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	195% Outstanding	Read 1,667 Write 94.3 Mixed 226 SusWrite 682 144% 667 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 47.4 213% 82.3 MB/s	DQ Read 750 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 112 189% 381 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 195% Great: 228%
SanDisk X110 256GB-$100 4,989 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 166GB free Firmware: X231600 SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 413 431 450 450 448 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 446 Mixed 258 SusWrite 433 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 77.9 4K Mixed 32.5 127% 46.5 MB/s	DQ Read 315 DQ Write 208 DQ Mixed 119 127% 214 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 100%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 3,195 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 662GB free, PID 2312 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 89 89 91 91 90 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	40.3% Average	Read 102 Write 65.5 Mixed 54.7 SusWrite 88.4 101% 77.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 43%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 12,078 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 850GB free, PID 0900 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 35 35 36 36 36 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	33.4% Below average	Read 38.3 Write 36 Mixed 25 SusWrite 35.4 45% 33.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 6.5 4K Mixed 0.5 241% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 12,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.4% Good	MC Read 30 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 26.9 71% 25 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 24.7 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 99.3 40% 99.3 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 110%

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Gaming 64%

Destroyer

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 60%

Destroyer

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $81Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,694x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $145Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	424x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $190Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	412x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $195Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	342x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	319x
RTX 2060Nvidia $273Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	306x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	146x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	117x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	112x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	398x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	274x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	190x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $392

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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