MSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics16.9% 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 Drive247% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190709
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 21 '20 at 22:27
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G-$135
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85% Excellent
Memory 82.4
1-Core 120
2-Core 222
80% 142 Pts
4-Core 477
8-Core 654
71% 565 Pts
64-Core 658
41% 658 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 85%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega 11 (Ryzen iGPU)
MSI(1462 7B86) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.12
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
16.9% Very poor
Lighting 20.9
Reflection 18.2
Parallax 28.3
17% 22.5 fps
MRender 17.1
Gravity 21.9
Splatting 21.3
17% 20.1 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 16.9%
Great: 16%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92
138GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 530 303 291 283 284 279 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
247% Outstanding
Read 2,497
Write 1,465
Mixed 1,080
SusWrite 328
296% 1,342 MB/s
4K Read 63.1
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 81.8
278% 97.1 MB/s
DQ Read 975
DQ Write 848
DQ Mixed 922
688% 915 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 247%
Great: 280%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3600C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3600 MHz clocked @ 1800 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 37.3
MC Write 39.8
MC Mixed 32.9
105% 36.7 GB/s
SC Read 27
SC Write 48.6
SC Mixed 33.1
104% 36.2 GB/s
Latency 76.3
52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 104%
Great: 121%

 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 1,848 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: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $360
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