MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics26% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive322% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201126
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 12 '21 at 19:17
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$82
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Memory 67
1-Core 149
2-Core 297
90% 171 Pts
4-Core 573
8-Core 871
90% 722 Pts
64-Core 1,070
66% 1,070 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100
CLim: 1468 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (70th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
26% Poor
Lighting 32.2
Reflection 37.7
Parallax 29.9
26% 33.3 fps
MRender 34.6
Gravity 31.8
Splatting 28.2
26% 31.5 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 26%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
428GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2317 815 816 812 814 817 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
322% Outstanding
Read 2,666
Write 2,471
Mixed 1929
SusWrite 1,065
455% 2,033 MB/s
4K Read 69.1
4K Write 171
4K Mixed 94.8
317% 112 MB/s
DQ Read 1,250
DQ Write 1,065
DQ Mixed 1154
866% 1,156 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 322%
Great: 355%
Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 124GB
32GB free, PID 1666
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.2 5.5 3.3 3.9 2.1 19 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
6.7% Terrible
Read 23.2
Write 6
Mixed 9.7
SusWrite 6.4
13% 11.3 MB/s
4K Read 3
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.7
48% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 6.7%
Great: 39%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.8% Average
MC Read 15.3
MC Write 14.1
MC Mixed 14
41% 14.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 15
44% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 109
37% 109 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 42.8%
Great: 109%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 78%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 74%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $526
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