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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics114% 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 Drive67.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory22.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 29 '20 at 21:05
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 46%
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 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
89.5% Excellent
Memory 79.2
1-Core 143
2-Core 281
91% 168 Pts
4-Core 536
8-Core 830
84% 683 Pts
64-Core 1,031
64% 1,031 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.55
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
114% Outstanding
Lighting 149
Reflection 143
Parallax 142
122% 145 fps
MRender 179
Gravity 128
Splatting 104
108% 137 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 114%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 500GB-$90
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 80 84 82 81 81 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
67.5% Good
Read 398
Write 177
Mixed 169
SusWrite 79.8
45% 206 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 73.1
4K Mixed 33.8
127% 45.6 MB/s
DQ Read 262
DQ Write 81.6
DQ Mixed 120
102% 155 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 67.5%
Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45
396GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 130 121 130 133 137 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
63.1% Good
Read 91.6
Write 105
Mixed 74.2
SusWrite 128
73% 99.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.4
126% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
MC Read 37.1
MC Write 22.5
MC Mixed 35.8
91% 31.8 GB/s
SC Read 26.2
SC Write 22.4
SC Mixed 35.9
80% 28.2 GB/s
Latency 82
49% 82 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 106%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) Builds (Compare 5,281 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $441
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