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

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	70.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	45.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200418
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '21 at 12:06
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	SRB-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 50,446 User benchmarks, average bench 75% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Memory 80.3 1-Core 132 2-Core 256 86% 156 Pts	4-Core 434 8-Core 620 66% 527 Pts	64-Core 634 39% 634 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C75A) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	70.9% Very good	Lighting 89.2 Reflection 86.8 Parallax 80.6 73% 85.5 fps	MRender 107 Gravity 77 Splatting 69.3 67% 84.4 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Biostar S100-240GB 240GB 879 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: V4.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 56 44 44 43 44 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 450 Write 120 Mixed 152 SusWrite 46.7 42% 192 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 28.7 4K Mixed 16 69% 22.3 MB/s	DQ Read 126 DQ Write 31.4 DQ Mixed 23.9 32% 60.4 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 93%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 177GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 15 16 21 22 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	9.96% Terrible	Read 15.5 Write 20 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 17.6 25% 31.4 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.3 199% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 9.96% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-18-18 D4-3200 2x8GB 16,678 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	MC Read 37 MC Write 23.6 MC Mixed 34.7 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 31.9 74% 25.7 GB/s	Latency 79.9 50% 79.9 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 107%

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

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Gaming 64%

Destroyer

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 60%

Destroyer

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 $279Bench 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 $300	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