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

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	101% 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	127% 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.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '20 at 05:39
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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-$84 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 87.6 1-Core 160 2-Core 320 102% 189 Pts	4-Core 635 8-Core 933 98% 784 Pts	64-Core 1,196 74% 1,196 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 3FF1) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3515 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 118 Parallax 122 101% 121 fps	MRender 168 Gravity 111 Splatting 100 100% 126 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB 35,237 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 386GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT24B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 378 380 382 383 380 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 519 Write 481 Mixed 441 SusWrite 390 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 66.6 222% 78.4 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 283 DQ Mixed 292 218% 290 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 126%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 237GB 3,335 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 79GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 118 117 104 108 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 462 Write 338 Mixed 222 SusWrite 132 64% 288 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 45.3 4K Mixed 19.2 84% 29.4 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 81 DQ Mixed 24.5 39% 74.8 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 100%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 109GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 119 126 127 126 127 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	69.6% Good	Read 118 Write 117 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 125 70% 96.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 2x8GB 18,355 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 25.6 MC Mixed 35.8 92% 32.3 GB/s	SC Read 26.7 SC Write 25.3 SC Mixed 35.2 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 112%

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

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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 $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,683x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 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 $270Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	397x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	272x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	189x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $437

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 $182	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