MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics93.8% 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 Drive128% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A40
MotherboardMSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 23 '20 at 19:49
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
88% Excellent
Memory 86.3
1-Core 130
2-Core 248
86% 155 Pts
4-Core 482
8-Core 824
79% 653 Pts
64-Core 1,331
82% 1,331 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 88%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Zotac(19DA 3571) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.38
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
Lighting 120
Reflection 119
Parallax 109
98% 116 fps
MRender 143
Gravity 97.6
Splatting 84.8
86% 108 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB
124GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 245 253 241 255 247 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
128% Outstanding
Read 1,251
Write 1,051
Mixed 704
SusWrite 281
183% 822 MB/s
4K Read 31.4
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 35.5
156% 62.2 MB/s
DQ Read 342
DQ Write 252
DQ Mixed 284
216% 293 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 128%
Great: 223%
3 240GB SSD 240GB
36GB free
Firmware: S1120A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 56 47 8.7 23 19 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
37.8% Below average
Read 500
Write 391
Mixed 10.7
SusWrite 67.9
53% 242 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 8
4K Mixed 0.2
52% 13.1 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 37.8%
Great: 99%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
2GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 132
Write 133
Mixed 71.5
83% 112 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.2
234% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
107% Outstanding
MC Read 43.3
MC Write 40.5
MC Mixed 33.3
112% 39 GB/s
SC Read 28.5
SC Write 37.2
SC Mixed 29.9
91% 31.9 GB/s
Latency 71
56% 71 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) Builds (Compare 1,509 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) - $120

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $646
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HDDRAMUSB
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