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

Performance Results


Gaming 100% UFO	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	116% 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	121% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 30 '20 at 22:16
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Memory 67.3 1-Core 149 2-Core 297 90% 171 Pts	4-Core 567 8-Core 888 90% 728 Pts	64-Core 1,102 68% 1,102 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% XFX(1682 5701) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.4.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Lighting 148 Reflection 117 Parallax 266 121% 177 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 140 Splatting 162 117% 139 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$85 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 669GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 468 479 488 486 488 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 488 Mixed 368 SusWrite 480 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 51.9 180% 66 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 278 229% 327 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 121%
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 512GB 21,659 User benchmarks, average bench 246% 23GB free Firmware: 42A4SANA Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,600 Write 2063 Mixed 244 358% 1,636 MB/s	4K Read 63.1 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 90.5 314% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 732 DQ Write 1,000 DQ Mixed 383 424% 705 MB/s
Poor: 155% Great: 318%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 6.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 335 334 333 333 337 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 49% Great: 101%
WD My Passport 2626 2TB 8,368 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2TB free, PID 2626 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 114 113 114 114 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 125 Write 104 Mixed 67.4 SusWrite 114 135% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 8.8 4K Mixed 0.7 325% 3.37 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 9.6 DQ Mixed 0.6 348% 3.53 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 4x8GB 11,968 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.6% Good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 27.3 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 27 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 105%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 60%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,683x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	424x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	408x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	337x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	316x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	303x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	144x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	117x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	110x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	397x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	272x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	189x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $436

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 $40	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