MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics68.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent 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.
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-7C52
MotherboardMSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)  (all builds)
Memory7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190917
Uptime4.1 Days
Run DateAug 10 '20 at 16:31
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$84
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
89.2% Excellent
Memory 88.3
1-Core 142
2-Core 269
92% 166 Pts
4-Core 485
8-Core 794
78% 640 Pts
64-Core 968
60% 968 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
PNY(196E 1349) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
68.5% Good
Lighting 85.1
Reflection 76.5
Parallax 80.6
69% 80.8 fps
MRender 109
Gravity 71.4
Splatting 70.3
67% 83.6 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
254GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1600 1634 1588 1626 1594 1603 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
277% Outstanding
Read 2,178
Write 1,792
Mixed 866
SusWrite 1,608
360% 1,611 MB/s
4K Read 44
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 59.2
199% 69.9 MB/s
DQ Read 774
DQ Write 553
DQ Mixed 668
498% 665 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 277%
Great: 353%
Samsung 860 Pro 1TB-$300
656GB free
Firmware: RVM01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 462 464 472 469 475 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 491
Write 469
Mixed 436
SusWrite 466
105% 465 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 91.2
4K Mixed 53
176% 61.2 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 359
DQ Mixed 364
275% 370 MB/s
Poor: 85%
This bench: 119%
Great: 132%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
435GB free
Firmware: MS2OA7L0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 158 161 161 161 161 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
74.7% Very good
Read 101
Write 97.7
Mixed 24.8
SusWrite 159
69% 95.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-3600C16-8GVKC F4-3000C16-8GISB 16GB
3600, 3600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
91.1% Outstanding
MC Read 35.6
MC Write 26.2
MC Mixed 35.8
93% 32.5 GB/s
SC Read 25.5
SC Write 26
SC Mixed 33.5
81% 28.3 GB/s
Latency 69.2
58% 69.2 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52) Builds (Compare 5,102 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $473
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