MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86)

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 67% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	99.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	173% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 23 '20 at 02:45
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing below expectations (29^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 3600X-$210 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	57.6% Above average	Memory 72.9 1-Core 64.3 2-Core 133 54% 90.1 Pts	4-Core 228 8-Core 574 45% 401 Pts	64-Core 1,059 66% 1,059 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 C729) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3893 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.8% Outstanding	Lighting 112 Reflection 142 Parallax 164 91% 139 fps	MRender 201 Gravity 134 Splatting 108 116% 148 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM 500GB 334 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 136GB free Firmware: X611 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 104 108 108 109 109 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 303 Write 296 Mixed 221 SusWrite 107 52% 232 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 48 4K Mixed 31.8 103% 34.8 MB/s	DQ Read 32.5 DQ Write 78 DQ Mixed 42.6 36% 51 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 117%
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 185GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 954 509 153 646 486 485 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	173% Outstanding	Read 1,480 Write 522 Mixed 1,014 SusWrite 539 197% 889 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 92.3 4K Mixed 60.3 197% 66.4 MB/s	DQ Read 541 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 406 308% 421 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 173% Great: 311%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 231GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 85 86 86 88 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	54.6% Above average	Read 104 Write 79.3 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 85.7 63% 84.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 83%
Seagate ST5000LM000-2AN170 5TB 5,890 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 203GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 92 98 90 94 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	44.3% Average	Read 62.3 Write 88.1 Mixed 57.6 SusWrite 91.4 55% 74.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.6 156% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 64%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 238GB free Firmware: CC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 84 87 85 87 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 69.1 Write 97.8 Mixed 39.2 SusWrite 85.9 53% 73 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 7.1 4K Mixed 0.4 197% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 90%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 821GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 105 108 108 109 109 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	Read 155 Write 94.7 Mixed 82.9 SusWrite 107 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1 175% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 123 127 122 124 127 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 96.2 Write 61.3 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 124 55% 75.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 7.5 4K Mixed 0.5 236% 3 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 90%
WD WD80EMAZ-00WJTA0 8TB 5,351 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2.5TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 152 156 154 154 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 162 Mixed 103 SusWrite 154 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 1.8 364% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 1,257 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	MC Read 35.9 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 35.3 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 20.6 SC Mixed 31.8 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 94.9 42% 94.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 113%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 74%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86)

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	3,004x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	804x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	721x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	573x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	534x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	425x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	256x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	204x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	197x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	845x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	382x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	287x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $527

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16