MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 160%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 161%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics168% 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 Drive118% 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.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C88
MotherboardMSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88)  (all builds)
Memory9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200821
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 10 '20 at 14:51
Run Duration217 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
Memory 93.8
1-Core 149
2-Core 279
97% 174 Pts
4-Core 545
8-Core 986
92% 766 Pts
64-Core 1,536
95% 1,536 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
168% Outstanding
Lighting 238
Reflection 241
Parallax 266
194% 248 fps
MRender 267
Gravity 229
Splatting 143
167% 213 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 168%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40
124GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 416 459 461 461 461 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 455
Mixed 437
SusWrite 434
103% 456 MB/s
4K Read 38
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 52.9
180% 64.7 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 272
227% 329 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 118%
Great: 123%
SABRENT 1TB
668GB free
Firmware: RKT303.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1895 1020 1020 1019 1020 1019 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61
564GB free
Firmware: MX4OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 117 123 123 121 123 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Read 171
Write 176
Mixed 28.1
SusWrite 121
89% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 178 189 190 190 189 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
92.5% Outstanding
Read 136
Write 162
Mixed 67.8
SusWrite 187
101% 138 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
101% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 92.5%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$75
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
77% Very good
MC Read 31.3
MC Write 29.1
MC Mixed 22
78% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 23.4
SC Mixed 24.4
61% 21.3 GB/s
Latency 60.3
66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 77%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88) Builds (Compare 4,440 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88) - $197

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $631
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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