MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics76.5% 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 Drive72.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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-7A40
MotherboardMSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191112
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateSep 16 '20 at 09:49
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
78.3% Very good
Memory 77.2
1-Core 113
2-Core 224
77% 138 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 673
68% 550 Pts
64-Core 899
56% 899 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing below potential (70th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.5% Very good
Lighting 96.9
Reflection 89.2
Parallax 82.9
79% 89.7 fps
MRender 103
Gravity 86.2
Splatting 78.1
72% 89.2 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 03150002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 54 48 52 53 55 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
72.5% Very good
Read 480
Write 361
Mixed 312
SusWrite 79.7
68% 308 MB/s
4K Read 34.1
4K Write 59.3
4K Mixed 39.9
134% 44.4 MB/s
DQ Read 155
DQ Write 141
DQ Mixed 116
96% 137 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 85%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB
846GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 178 179 179 178 177 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 211
Write 180
Mixed 111
SusWrite 178
125% 170 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
237% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 112%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.8% Very good
MC Read 28.8
MC Write 27.2
MC Mixed 25.8
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 21.2
SC Write 28.9
SC Mixed 24.5
71% 24.9 GB/s
Latency 85.9
47% 85.9 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 76.8%
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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