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

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 60% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	66.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	52.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

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	8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '20 at 07:03
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing as expected (49^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 3600-$84 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Memory 86.5 1-Core 147 2-Core 287 95% 174 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 787 81% 653 Pts	64-Core 965 60% 965 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% MSI(1462 3792) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	66.6% Good	Lighting 88.1 Reflection 84.4 Parallax 73.5 72% 82 fps	MRender 60.8 Gravity 75.7 Splatting 69.2 56% 68.6 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 73%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 202GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 39 39 35 35 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Read 453 Write 73.3 Mixed 107 SusWrite 37.9 36% 168 MB/s	4K Read 18.2 4K Write 69.5 4K Mixed 20 90% 35.9 MB/s	DQ Read 170 DQ Write 61.8 DQ Mixed 60.5 59% 97.6 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 121%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$50 87,344 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 36.1 94% 32.9 GB/s	SC Read 25.6 SC Write 25.6 SC Mixed 33.2 80% 28.1 GB/s	Latency 70.9 56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 120%

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

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Gaming 64%

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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 $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,683x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	424x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	408x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	337x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	316x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	303x

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	397x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	272x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	189x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $437

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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