MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
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 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics90.7% 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 Drive224% 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)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200611
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 10 '20 at 14:25
Run Duration190 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%
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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 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
Memory 81.7
1-Core 148
2-Core 293
94% 174 Pts
4-Core 562
8-Core 838
87% 700 Pts
64-Core 1,074
66% 1,074 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Asus(1043 8698) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
90.7% Outstanding
Lighting 115
Reflection 114
Parallax 107
94% 112 fps
MRender 139
Gravity 97.7
Splatting 83.8
85% 107 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 90.7%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 NVMe 512GB
389GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1441 556 547 560 553 560 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
224% Outstanding
Read 1,297
Write 2,342
Mixed 1,485
SusWrite 703
330% 1,457 MB/s
4K Read 48.1
4K Write 194
4K Mixed 80.5
278% 107 MB/s
DQ Read 752
DQ Write 1,167
DQ Mixed 995
744% 972 MB/s
Poor: 109%
This bench: 224%
Great: 275%
Kingston SSDNow KC400 512GB-$180
243GB free
Firmware: SAFM001B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 491 492 493 492 330 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 491
Mixed 329
SusWrite 464
101% 448 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 96.4
4K Mixed 39.7
148% 55.4 MB/s
DQ Read 332
DQ Write 366
DQ Mixed 67.9
129% 255 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 110%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
MC Read 35.2
MC Write 23.9
MC Mixed 34.3
89% 31.1 GB/s
SC Read 26.9
SC Write 24.1
SC Mixed 36.3
83% 29.1 GB/s
Latency 77.4
52% 77.4 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 110%

 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 1,509 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: $646
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