MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics29.3% 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 Drive185% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B86
MotherboardMSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86)  (all builds)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200617
Uptime1 Days
Run DateMar 01 '21 at 19:11
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$85
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
86.6% Excellent
Memory 71.7
1-Core 149
2-Core 294
91% 172 Pts
4-Core 545
8-Core 843
86% 694 Pts
64-Core 1,079
67% 1,079 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
Asus(1043 8613) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (59th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
29.3% Poor
Lighting 37
Reflection 41.4
Parallax 38
30% 38.8 fps
MRender 38.3
Gravity 38.5
Splatting 27.4
28% 34.7 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 29.3%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$45
235GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P2CR031 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 772 1046 175 76 157 35 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
185% Outstanding
Read 1,136
Write 1,070
Mixed 989
SusWrite 377
200% 893 MB/s
4K Read 53.7
4K Write 184
4K Mixed 76.3
277% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 390
DQ Write 1,008
DQ Mixed 508
442% 635 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 185%
Great: 253%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
2TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 215 220 218 220 220 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Read 88.7
Write 124
Mixed 94.8
SusWrite 212
96% 130 MB/s
4K Read 7.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1
457% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 106%
Seagate BUP Slim RD 750GB
182GB free, PID ab21
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Read 99.1
Write 61.8
Mixed 39.8
76% 66.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
60% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.4% Good
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 26.6
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 20
SC Write 18
SC Mixed 24.1
59% 20.7 GB/s
Latency 97.6
41% 97.6 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86) Builds (Compare 8,821 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $529
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