MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	48.3% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C88
Motherboard	MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88) (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201130
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '21 at 07:49
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10400F-$98 153,026 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Memory 87.8 1-Core 126 2-Core 246 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 465 8-Core 783 76% 624 Pts	64-Core 1,013 63% 1,013 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Colorful SL500 256GB 1,071 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1127B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 41 39 32 39 32 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 449 Write 85.4 Mixed 117 SusWrite 38.1 37% 172 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 19.1 4K Mixed 20.5 80% 22.7 MB/s	DQ Read 127 DQ Write 44.7 DQ Mixed 1.3 23% 57.6 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 92%
Micron 1100 SATA 256GB 16,265 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 0GB free Firmware: M0DL003 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 417 Write 155 Mixed 173 54% 248 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 24.3 120% 50.9 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 151 DQ Mixed 156 117% 156 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 94%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49 47,332 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1GB free Firmware: 0005DEM1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 63.8 Write 46.9 Mixed 46.9 39% 52.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 91% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 18% Great: 58%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$65 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 97 Write 95.5 Mixed 58.1 62% 83.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 58%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1GB free Firmware: KC45 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 108 Write 103 Mixed 62.6 68% 91.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 119% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 27% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown MSD48G30M3 2x8GB 74 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.8% Good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 25.1 MC Mixed 20.1 68% 24 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 21.5 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 111%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 59%

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Motherboard: MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88) - $197

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	1,744x
Core i3-10100FIntel $70Bench 80%, 39,812 samples	733x
Core i5-10400Intel $99Bench 84%, 71,804 samples	510x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $238Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	381x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	327x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	314x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	143x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	133x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	103x

RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	209x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	127x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	102x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $635

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16