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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics50.4% 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 Drive50.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 MAX (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory5.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateJan 15 '21 at 18:48
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
78.6% Very good
Memory 74.5
1-Core 121
2-Core 240
80% 145 Pts
4-Core 445
8-Core 713
71% 579 Pts
64-Core 1193
74% 1193 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200
CLim: 1545 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.12.1
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
50.4% Above average
Lighting 65.6
Reflection 57
Parallax 83.7
54% 68.8 fps
MRender 57.4
Gravity 65.2
Splatting 44.4
44% 55.7 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 50.4%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109
453GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVQ02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 75 75 76 76 75 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
50.6% Above average
Read 415
Write 72.4
Mixed 118
SusWrite 75.5
37% 170 MB/s
4K Read 17
4K Write 52.1
4K Mixed 19.7
79% 29.6 MB/s
DQ Read 159
DQ Write 82.9
DQ Mixed 110
85% 117 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 50.6%
Great: 121%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB
838GB free, PID 0900
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 124 125 126 126 126 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
50.5% Above average
Read 146
Write 141
Mixed 21.1
SusWrite 125
140% 108 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.5
43% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 50.5%
Great: 52%
WDC WD30 00JB-00KFA0 300GB
273GB free, PID 2507
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 33 34 33 34 34 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
19% Very poor
Read 33.2
Write 32.7
Mixed 25.4
SusWrite 33.7
42% 31.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
107% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 19%
Great: 19%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
65% Good
MC Read 25.4
MC Write 20.2
MC Mixed 23.8
66% 23.1 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 20.5
SC Mixed 20.7
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 91.4
44% 91.4 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 65%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) Builds (Compare 5,270 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer

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

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