MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	121% 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	80.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	18.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '20 at 00:58
Run Duration	299 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Memory 83 1-Core 123 2-Core 244 83% 150 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 806 78% 639 Pts	64-Core 1,261 78% 1,261 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 164 Reflection 176 Parallax 158 134% 166 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 172 Splatting 120 111% 137 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: X31200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 180 89 41 126 78 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 470 Write 334 Mixed 196 SusWrite 112 62% 278 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 77 4K Mixed 37.1 135% 48.2 MB/s	DQ Read 349 DQ Write 247 DQ Mixed 234 192% 277 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 101%
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 54GB free Firmware: X31200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 224 203 215 177 210 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 497 Write 314 Mixed 254 SusWrite 211 71% 319 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 80.3 4K Mixed 37.3 138% 49.6 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 226 193% 285 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 101%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 77GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 237 224 217 210 205 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 482 Mixed 461 SusWrite 256 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 97.6 4K Mixed 54.6 182% 64.1 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 369 278% 372 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 129%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 98GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1345 292 291 291 291 291 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	246% Outstanding	Read 2,415 Write 1,461 Mixed 1,300 SusWrite 467 312% 1,411 MB/s	4K Read 58 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 76.4 257% 89.6 MB/s	DQ Read 961 DQ Write 875 DQ Mixed 944 701% 927 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 246% Great: 280%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 680GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 119 119 119 119 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 138 Write 124 Mixed 118 SusWrite 118 93% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 76%
ST2000DM 001-9YN164 2TB 79 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 192GB free, PID 0400 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 127 126 132 126 124 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	Read 140 Write 121 Mixed 84 SusWrite 126 156% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.7 50% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 72%
StoreJet Transcend 1TB 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 780GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 118 121 126 117 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	51% Above average	Read 95.5 Write 114 Mixed 92 SusWrite 122 148% 106 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 45%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 3TB 1,438 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2.5TB free, PID d010 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 146 146 148 146 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 144 Write 153 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 146 159% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 91% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GB 25,457 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2800 MHz clocked @ 1400 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 30.4 MC Mixed 30.5 92% 32.2 GB/s	SC Read 24 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 27.4 78% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 75.2 53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 106%

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Gaming 44%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 41%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	594x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	233x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	206x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	175x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	130x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	90x

SSD
MX500 500GBCrucial $49Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	69x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	67x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	58x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	152x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	109x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	76x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $370

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $45	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