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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics3.84% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive115% 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.
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.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200617
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateJan 16 '21 at 23:59
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.05 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Memory 82.6
1-Core 125
2-Core 240
83% 149 Pts
4-Core 490
8-Core 799
79% 644 Pts
64-Core 1,026
64% 1,026 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710
Asus(1043 85E7) 2GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
3.84% Terrible
Lighting 4.5
Reflection 6.2
Parallax 4.5
4% 5.07 fps
MRender 6.4
Gravity 3.9
Splatting 5.1
4% 5.13 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.84%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
94GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 296 247 241 226 223 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 489
Mixed 469
SusWrite 253
97% 431 MB/s
4K Read 46.2
4K Write 99.6
4K Mixed 60.4
200% 68.7 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 360
DQ Mixed 369
278% 372 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 115%
Great: 128%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
57.1% Above average
MC Read 22
MC Write 18.8
MC Mixed 16.7
55% 19.2 GB/s
SC Read 21.7
SC Write 21.2
SC Mixed 19.4
59% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 75.8
53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 63%

 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 5,271 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)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $441
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