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

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 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.
Graphics	62.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B86
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX (MS-7B86) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200617
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 30 '21 at 20:45
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Memory 80.8 1-Core 130 2-Core 259 86% 156 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 898 85% 704 Pts	64-Core 1,376 85% 1,376 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200 122,060 User benchmarks, average bench 57% XFX(1682 9587) CLim: 1469 MHz, MLim: 2050 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.1.1 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Lighting 81.8 Reflection 68.7 Parallax 102 67% 84.3 fps	MRender 70.4 Gravity 81.9 Splatting 51 54% 67.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60 162,275 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 206GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 921 914 932 936 934 934 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	155% Outstanding	Read 1,188 Write 206 Mixed 339 SusWrite 928 147% 665 MB/s	4K Read 52.8 4K Write 9.1 4K Mixed 15.8 105% 25.9 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 658 DQ Mixed 222 240% 387 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 209%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 245GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,690 Write 2,513 Mixed 1,925 529% 2,376 MB/s	4K Read 71.6 4K Write 185 4K Mixed 99.2 333% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 1,172 DQ Write 972 DQ Mixed 1,073 803% 1,072 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Gigabyte GP-GSTFS31480GNTD 480GB 7,834 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 447GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 431 263 110 105 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 438 Mixed 373 SusWrite 241 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 91.6 4K Mixed 43.9 164% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 232 201% 294 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	MC Read 40.7 MC Write 36.9 MC Mixed 30.8 103% 36.1 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 27.6 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 79 51% 79 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 103%

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

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 60%

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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 $274Bench 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