MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	79.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181106
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '20 at 01:47
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$199 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Memory 74.1 1-Core 124 2-Core 245 80% 148 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 798 78% 639 Pts	64-Core 1,255 78% 1,255 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$288 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3752) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	79.5% Very good	Lighting 97.4 Reflection 102 Parallax 75.3 79% 91.4 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 92.5 Splatting 81.4 80% 100 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 3GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 208 Write 88.8 Mixed 91 28% 129 MB/s	4K Read 13.6 4K Write 21.1 4K Mixed 10.8 46% 15.2 MB/s	DQ Read 17.2 DQ Write 18.3 DQ Mixed 17 13% 17.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 252GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 144 160 161 112 125 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Read 160 Write 120 Mixed 76 SusWrite 143 91% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 215% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB-$74 29,684 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.1% Good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 24.1 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 22.3 SC Mixed 22.2 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 92.2 43% 92.2 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 94%

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

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Gaming 44%

Speed boat

Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 41%

Speed boat

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	597x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $86Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	233x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $185Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	207x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	176x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	130x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	90x

SSD
MX500 500GBCrucial $53Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	70x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	67x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	58x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	152x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	110x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	77x

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Total price: $369

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16