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

Performance Results


Gaming 147% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 137% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	156% 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 Drive	252% 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.
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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 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	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200418
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '20 at 21:10
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$210 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Memory 82.4 1-Core 154 2-Core 306 97% 181 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 884 90% 727 Pts	64-Core 1,105 68% 1,105 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 405C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3650 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	156% Outstanding	Lighting 228 Reflection 220 Parallax 226 186% 225 fps	MRender 209 Gravity 164 Splatting 145 138% 173 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 499GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1368 826 698 587 560 563 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	252% Outstanding	Read 1589 Write 1,714 Mixed 1,415 SusWrite 767 308% 1,371 MB/s	4K Read 54.2 4K Write 197 4K Mixed 77.9 286% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,334 DQ Write 1070 DQ Mixed 1,147 873% 1,184 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 252% Great: 276%
WDC WD60EZAZ-00SF3B0 6TB 3,395 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 149 149 151 151 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	36.2% Below average	Read 170 Write 143 Mixed 101 SusWrite 150 32% 141 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 12.4 4K Mixed 1.2 75% 19.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1.2 DQ Write 10.1 DQ Mixed 1.2 2% 4.17 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 39%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 961GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 105 106 107 107 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	Read 150 Write 144 Mixed 79.1 SusWrite 106 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.1 215% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 24.4 MC Mixed 38.5 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 28.1 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 38.6 87% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 76.2 52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 106%

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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 60%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,683x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 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 $274Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	397x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	272x
Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 83%, 37,374 samples	189x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $441

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	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