MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics60% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive279% 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)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191112
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 11 '20 at 00:50
Run Duration190 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$82
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Memory 89
1-Core 149
2-Core 299
97% 179 Pts
4-Core 546
8-Core 863
87% 704 Pts
64-Core 1,125
70% 1,125 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5500-XT-$217
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.4.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
60% Good
Lighting 75.7
Reflection 55.9
Parallax 117
62% 82.8 fps
MRender 53.9
Gravity 75.8
Splatting 75
57% 68.2 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 60%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk S3 1T02 1TB
690GB free
Firmware: 40101000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 459 442 433 424 435 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 484
Mixed 404
SusWrite 444
104% 460 MB/s
4K Read 41.6
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 48.1
186% 68.6 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 218
201% 310 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 120%
Great: 122%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46
175GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 740 413 412 411 411 407 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
279% Outstanding
Read 2,613
Write 2246
Mixed 1,616
SusWrite 466
386% 1,735 MB/s
4K Read 65.9
4K Write 189
4K Mixed 92.1
318% 116 MB/s
DQ Read 1,000
DQ Write 1,132
DQ Mixed 1,160
847% 1,097 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 279%
Great: 302%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
94% Outstanding
MC Read 36.5
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 36.5
95% 33.3 GB/s
SC Read 27.3
SC Write 26.7
SC Mixed 38.1
88% 30.7 GB/s
Latency 68.5
58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 94%
Great: 116%

 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 1,506 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: $640
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