MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 121% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	147% 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 Drive	254% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 04 '20 at 23:26
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Memory 80.2 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 95% 177 Pts	4-Core 486 8-Core 823 79% 654 Pts	64-Core 1086 67% 1086 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 405C) ≥ 4GB; GV-N3070EAGLE-8GD CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	147% Outstanding	Lighting 215 Reflection 179 Parallax 187 175% 194 fps	MRender 193 Gravity 153 Splatting 128 126% 158 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 509GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1324 873 663 591 578 583 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	254% Outstanding	Read 1,594 Write 1,700 Mixed 1,356 SusWrite 769 304% 1,355 MB/s	4K Read 54.5 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 81.3 290% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,337 DQ Write 1063 DQ Mixed 1,084 843% 1,162 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 254% Great: 276%
WDC WD60EZAZ-00SF3B0 6TB 3,395 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 152 152 153 152 153 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	37.4% Below average	Read 184 Write 156 Mixed 110 SusWrite 152 34% 151 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 12.4 4K Mixed 1.2 77% 19.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1.2 DQ Write 9.2 DQ Mixed 1.9 2% 4.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 39%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 968GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 114 113 115 113 113 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 169 Write 154 Mixed 86.5 SusWrite 113 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1.1 217% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	90% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 36.7 92% 32.3 GB/s	SC Read 26.7 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 36.7 82% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 80.1 50% 80.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 106%

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

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 60%

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Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,686x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	424x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	409x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	340x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	316x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	304x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	144x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	117x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	110x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	398x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	272x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	189x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $443

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16