MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results


Gaming 138% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 128% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	149% 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.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A40
Motherboard	MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) (all builds)
Memory	6.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200611
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 30 '20 at 22:26
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 88.6 1-Core 147 2-Core 285 95% 174 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 828 83% 673 Pts	64-Core 1,092 68% 1,092 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Nvidia(10DE 146B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	149% Outstanding	Lighting 219 Reflection 205 Parallax 213 179% 212 fps	MRender 193 Gravity 154 Splatting 135 128% 161 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 499 Write 399 Mixed 316 90% 404 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 52.4 191% 68.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 171 182% 301 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 335GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 465 456 479 467 461 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 191 Mixed 265 SusWrite 465 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 58.1 201% 71.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 271 231% 338 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 126%
3 1TB SSD 1TB 334 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 406GB free Firmware: R1108A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 73 175 76 45 60 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 400 Write 425 Mixed 339 SusWrite 140 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 30.4 151% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 147 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 46.5 92% 178 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 348GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 120 122 121 121 114 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	76.7% Very good	Read 148 Write 130 Mixed 84 SusWrite 119 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$41 87,344 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 36.5 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 26.6 SC Write 26.4 SC Mixed 35.5 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 120%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 74%

Battleship

Motherboard: MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) - $120

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	292x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	210x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	116x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	74x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	71x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	69x

SSD
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	40x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	38x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	36x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	127x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	102x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	41x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $646

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