MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 90% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	105% 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	101% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A40
Motherboard	MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200611
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '20 at 00:28
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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 2700-$185 123,820 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Memory 90 1-Core 109 2-Core 205 78% 135 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 813 73% 618 Pts	64-Core 1,111 69% 1,111 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AMD(1002 0B36) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.8.3 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 108 Parallax 217 107% 152 fps	MRender 108 Gravity 120 Splatting 151 106% 126 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 149GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 456 445 457 430 440 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 477 Mixed 374 SusWrite 446 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 70.9 4K Mixed 40.1 138% 47.7 MB/s	DQ Read 129 DQ Write 357 DQ Mixed 350 236% 279 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 124%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41 64,201 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 478GB free Firmware: FJ14 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 58 58 59 59 58 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	42.6% Average	Read 88.5 Write 102 Mixed 22.5 SusWrite 58.5 49% 67.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 1.6 313% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 65%
SABRENT 1TB 341GB free Firmware: ECFM22.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2053 1161 892 908 909 886 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB 33,521 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 15GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.8 5.1 4.7 4.5 4.3 4.3 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	10.4% Very poor	Read 36 Write 5 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 4.6 13% 13.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 2.1 122% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 10.4% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D32AESE.M16FE 2x16GB 4,242 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 47.7 MC Write 43.2 MC Mixed 41.8 126% 44.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 25.5 77% 26.9 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 129%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 74%

Battleship

Motherboard: MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) - $120

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	292x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	210x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	116x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	74x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	71x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	68x

SSD
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	40x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $74Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	38x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	36x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	127x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	102x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	40x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $640

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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