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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics5.69% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive80.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200418
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 25 '21 at 21:07
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User MDA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700-$185
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Memory 83.7
1-Core 122
2-Core 247
84% 151 Pts
4-Core 494
8-Core 903
84% 698 Pts
64-Core 1,355
84% 1,355 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5670
AMD(1002 240A) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
5.69% Terrible
Lighting 7
Reflection 9
Parallax 6
6% 7.33 fps
MRender 8.2
Gravity 5.2
Splatting 7.3
6% 6.9 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.69%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 128GB-$74
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 173 172 138 180 176 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
80.9% Excellent
Read 460
Write 179
Mixed 218
SusWrite 168
57% 257 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 83.9
4K Mixed 36.6
134% 49.6 MB/s
DQ Read 310
DQ Write 178
DQ Mixed 166
145% 218 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 89%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
198GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 66 67 68 67 67 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
46.3% Average
Read 93.9
Write 89.9
Mixed 67
SusWrite 67
59% 79.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
159% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 46.3%
Great: 84%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
105GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 73 71 72 78 93 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
51.6% Above average
Read 103
Write 92.2
Mixed 66.6
SusWrite 76.7
62% 84.6 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 51.6%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
110% Outstanding
MC Read 45.4
MC Write 42.2
MC Mixed 34.6
116% 40.7 GB/s
SC Read 24.3
SC Write 34.8
SC Mixed 31.9
87% 30.3 GB/s
Latency 73.9
54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 110%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 60%
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Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86)

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