MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics51.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive78% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C52
MotherboardMSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200610
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 02 '21 at 19:10
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 26%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-3GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
78.2% Very good
Memory 83.6
1-Core 114
2-Core 216
78% 138 Pts
4-Core 391
8-Core 736
67% 564 Pts
64-Core 953
59% 953 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (45th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
51.4% Above average
Lighting 63.1
Reflection 96
Parallax 58.2
51% 72.4 fps
MRender 64.8
Gravity 64.6
Splatting 60.1
51% 63.2 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 51.4%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1Z40102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 57 184 18 87 88 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
78% Very good
Read 500
Write 436
Mixed 404
SusWrite 137
83% 369 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 82.3
4K Mixed 26.4
125% 46.7 MB/s
DQ Read 217
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 47.8
101% 200 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 78%
Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24
240GB free
Firmware: KC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 108 108 107 107 109 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
66.2% Good
Read 124
Write 130
Mixed 64.2
SusWrite 107
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 88%
USB Flash Disk 8GB
8GB free, PID fafa
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.1 10 10 10 10 10 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
7.57% Terrible
Read 25.9
Write 10
Mixed 8.5
SusWrite 9.9
16% 13.6 MB/s
4K Read 7
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
26% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 7.57%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 42.5
MC Write 37.9
MC Mixed 34.9
110% 38.4 GB/s
SC Read 27.9
SC Write 36.3
SC Mixed 27.7
88% 30.6 GB/s
Latency 74.1
54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 105%
Great: 123%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 78%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation
Workstation 73%
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Motherboard: MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $471
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