MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86)

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 59.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	18.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	91.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	6.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200617
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '20 at 09:04
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G-$98 93,718 User benchmarks, average bench 68% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Memory 60.3 1-Core 79.9 2-Core 152 55% 97.4 Pts	4-Core 313 8-Core 558 52% 436 Pts	64-Core 547 34% 547 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics 47,368 User benchmarks, average bench 16% MSI(1462 7B86) 2GB Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.10.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	18.9% Very poor	Lighting 24.4 Reflection 20.3 Parallax 31.7 20% 25.5 fps	MRender 12.5 Gravity 23.1 Splatting 24.8 17% 20.1 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 18.9% Great: 18%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A 500GB 24,830 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 340GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 382 252 363 401 257 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 443 Mixed 364 SusWrite 338 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 60.7 4K Mixed 34.9 126% 42.6 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 274 211% 290 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 119%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 909GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 199 137 182 199 138 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 202 Write 187 Mixed 80.6 SusWrite 175 117% 161 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	75.8% Very good	MC Read 30 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 27.6 81% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 20.8 60% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 127 32% 127 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 109%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 74%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86)

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,998x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	803x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	719x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	571x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $237Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	532x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	424x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	256x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	204x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	197x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	844x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	380x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	287x

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Total price: $532

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16