MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88)

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	6.53% 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 Drive	66.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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, 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	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200603
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 08 '21 at 21:58
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-10100-$92 24,563 User benchmarks, average bench 80% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 90.1 1-Core 135 2-Core 256 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 726 75% 604 Pts	64-Core 723 45% 723 Pts
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 37,718 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7C88) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9168 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	6.53% Terrible	Lighting 6.5 Reflection 6.9 Parallax 7.8 5% 7.07 fps	MRender 10 Gravity 9.1 Splatting 12.8 9% 10.6 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.53% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 130GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKJ4.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 452 460 451 459 462 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 431 Write 446 Mixed 19.9 SusWrite 451 76% 337 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 13.4 4K Mixed 12.1 69% 18.8 MB/s	DQ Read 42.2 DQ Write 14 DQ Mixed 15.9 15% 24 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 100%
KIOXIA TransMemory 16GB 446 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 14GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 7.2 7.1 7.4 6.8 7 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	7.14% Terrible	Read 26.3 Write 5 Mixed 9.2 SusWrite 7.9 13% 12.1 MB/s	4K Read 6.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 25% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.14% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFRA266.C8FE CT8G4DFRA266.C4FE 16GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 20.6 72% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 22.1 70% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 67 60% 67 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 79%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 65%

Destroyer

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 59%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	1,760x
Core i3-10100FIntel $70Bench 80%, 39,812 samples	741x
Core i5-10400Intel $124Bench 84%, 71,804 samples	512x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $195Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	383x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	330x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	314x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	143x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	134x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	105x

RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	210x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	127x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	102x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $592

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16