MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	61.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C52
Motherboard	MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200610
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 13 '20 at 16:24
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th 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-$82 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 84 1-Core 142 2-Core 255 89% 160 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 801 81% 657 Pts	64-Core 1030 64% 1030 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$295 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 8D95) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Lighting 79.6 Reflection 75.3 Parallax 73.3 65% 76.1 fps	MRender 68.4 Gravity 73.7 Splatting 58.3 54% 66.8 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vector 128GB-$71 1,277 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 392 Write 376 Mixed 276 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 82.9 4K Mixed 34.7 126% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 123 DQ Write 372 DQ Mixed 274 202% 256 MB/s
Poor: 61% Great: 103%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 53GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 172 81 80 80 82 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 508 Write 478 Mixed 406 SusWrite 160 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 94.2 4K Mixed 46.8 163% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 34.9 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 49.3 44% 62.9 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 121%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 250GB-$33 44,469 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 220GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 102 103 105 104 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 102 Write 97.5 Mixed 58.1 SusWrite 104 66% 90.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.1 187% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 68%
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125 56,661 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 431GB free Firmware: GS2OA340 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 125 126 127 127 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 120 Write 127 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 126 71% 99.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$65 38,251 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	95% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 37.1 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 27.5 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 37.8 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 122%

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Gaming 78%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 73%

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Motherboard: MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,091x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	593x
Ryzen 5 3500XAMD $160Bench 82%, 33,544 samples	296x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	324x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	309x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	305x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	147x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	94x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	92x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	235x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	160x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	155x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $471

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 $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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