MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics12.3% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200418
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 17 '20 at 17:58
Run Duration199 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G-$75
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4.05 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
75.8% Very good
Memory 69.9
1-Core 122
2-Core 244
79% 145 Pts
4-Core 470
8-Core 471
63% 470 Pts
64-Core 446
28% 446 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
MSI(1462 7B86) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.4.2
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
12.3% Very poor
Lighting 14.9
Reflection 14.7
Parallax 19.6
12% 16.4 fps
MRender 6.38
Gravity 16.4
Splatting 20.2
12% 14.3 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 12.3%
Great: 13%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
809GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 129 130 151 152 153 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 130
Mixed 64.5
SusWrite 136
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.2
226% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 109%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89
202GB free
Firmware: 1AG01118
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 85 84 87 87 84 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
50% Above average
Read 89.2
Write 80.2
Mixed 45.7
SusWrite 85.1
55% 75 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 50%
Great: 59%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
3TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 170 169 168 172 169 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 158
Mixed 91.4
SusWrite 169
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
212% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 103%
Great: 101%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
494GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 130 126 130 132 129 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Read 137
Write 129
Mixed 79.9
SusWrite 130
87% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
212% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 101%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 8GB
3GB free, PID 6545
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.4 2.7 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.2 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
4.95% Terrible
Read 21.2
Write 11.2
Mixed 10.2
SusWrite 3.2
13% 11.5 MB/s
4K Read 5
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
18% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.95%
Great: 6%
ST315003 41AS 1.5TB
498GB free, PID 2338
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
2.85% Terrible
Read 0.7
Write 0.7
Mixed 0.7
SusWrite 0.9
1% 0.75 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.5
46% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 2.85%
Great: 20%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KD4AGUA8A-26N1900 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.4% Average
MC Read 15.8
MC Write 13.8
MC Mixed 13.6
41% 14.4 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 14.6
42% 14.6 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 42.4%
Great: 55%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86) Builds (Compare 8,909 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 78%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 74%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $491
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