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

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	61.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	315% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200617
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 09 '20 at 13:29
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^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 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Memory 82.1 1-Core 145 2-Core 289 93% 172 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 783 79% 643 Pts	64-Core 1,051 65% 1,051 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 366A) CLim: 1639 MHz, MLim: 1952 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Lighting 77.6 Reflection 78.8 Parallax 70.5 63% 75.6 fps	MRender 83.3 Gravity 72.5 Splatting 63 59% 72.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 347GB free (System drive) Firmware: 32A0T54B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1814 1820 1719 634 1124 515 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	315% Outstanding	Read 2,698 Write 1,844 Mixed 1,446 SusWrite 1271 404% 1815 MB/s	4K Read 64 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 87.2 295% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 758 DQ Write 957 DQ Mixed 486 470% 734 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 315% Great: 311%
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 81GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 461 464 464 462 463 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 464 Mixed 454 SusWrite 462 107% 474 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 58.9 193% 69.1 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 278 235% 341 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 123%
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215 19,372 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 119GB free Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 379 371 376 371 371 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 403 Write 380 Mixed 286 SusWrite 374 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 41.7 162% 63.9 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 330 254% 344 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%
Hitachi HDS5C1010DLE630 1TB 371 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 931GB free Firmware: MU2OA5R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 150 152 154 150 152 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Read 143 Write 147 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 152 85% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G32C16U4B.M8FE 2x8GB 9,262 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	89% Excellent	MC Read 36 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 35.3 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 26.7 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 35 81% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 76.8 52% 76.8 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 113%

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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 $45Bench 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: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $441

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 $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