MSI B450M GAMING PLUS (MS-7B87)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics67.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive23.6% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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-7B87
MotherboardMSI B450M GAMING PLUS (MS-7B87)  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190306
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateOct 30 '20 at 15:50
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%
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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 5 2600-$155
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
77.3% Very good
Memory 78
1-Core 105
2-Core 210
74% 131 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 678
67% 545 Pts
64-Core 856
53% 856 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.38
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
67.8% Good
Lighting 88.6
Reflection 82.3
Parallax 72.3
72% 81.1 fps
MRender 68.2
Gravity 76.5
Splatting 72.4
59% 72.4 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 67.8%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba A100 240GB
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFA10.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 46 37 5.1 44 5.2 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
23.6% Poor
Read 490
Write 340
Mixed 22.6
SusWrite 48.1
49% 225 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 5.5
4K Mixed 0.4
4% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 23.6%
Great: 91%
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29
17GB free
Firmware: M6CR013
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 492
Write 450
Mixed 426
102% 456 MB/s
4K Read 32.7
4K Write 89.3
4K Mixed 31.5
137% 51.2 MB/s
DQ Read 231
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 0.4
81% 192 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
96GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 194 195 175 173 197 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 143
Mixed 87.1
SusWrite 188
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 103%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
88.6% Excellent
MC Read 34.4
MC Write 32.8
MC Mixed 29.4
92% 32.2 GB/s
SC Read 22
SC Write 32
SC Mixed 24.7
75% 26.2 GB/s
Latency 84.3
47% 84.3 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 88.6%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M GAMING PLUS (MS-7B87) Builds (Compare 1,686 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B450M GAMING PLUS (MS-7B87) - $90

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $448
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