MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 126%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 117%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics142% 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 Drive254% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200611
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 18 '20 at 16:06
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing as expected (49th 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 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Memory 84.2
1-Core 123
2-Core 247
84% 151 Pts
4-Core 486
8-Core 806
79% 646 Pts
64-Core 1,008
62% 1,008 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
142% Outstanding
Lighting 178
Reflection 223
Parallax 282
145% 227 fps
MRender 284
Gravity 222
Splatting 133
165% 213 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 142%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
178GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 895 603 595 580 565 562 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
254% Outstanding
Read 2,484
Write 2,338
Mixed 1,642
SusWrite 633
396% 1,774 MB/s
4K Read 59.6
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 77.3
256% 87.6 MB/s
DQ Read 970
DQ Write 661
DQ Mixed 886
642% 839 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 254%
Great: 340%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
127GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 132 134 135 135 134 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
64.6% Good
Read 91.2
Write 94.5
Mixed 73.2
SusWrite 134
72% 98.1 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.1
214% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 64.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D32AESEK.M8FE 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
114% Outstanding
MC Read 45.4
MC Write 42.9
MC Mixed 36.4
119% 41.6 GB/s
SC Read 28.8
SC Write 42.3
SC Mixed 32.5
99% 34.5 GB/s
Latency 73.1
55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 114%
Great: 115%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450-A PRO (MS-7B86) Builds (Compare 1,850 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $370
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