MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive146% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A40
MotherboardMSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40)  (all builds)
Memory26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191112
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 12 '21 at 17:29
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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)
88.1% Excellent
Memory 85.3
1-Core 123
2-Core 246
84% 151 Pts
4-Core 487
8-Core 933
84% 710 Pts
64-Core 1,349
84% 1,349 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 83%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 280 456 455 455 454 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
146% Outstanding
Read 939
Write 852
Mixed 596
SusWrite 424
157% 703 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 49.9
175% 65.2 MB/s
DQ Read 797
DQ Write 473
DQ Mixed 394
358% 554 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 146%
Great: 170%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
395GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 88 103 81 73 61 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
39.2% Below average
Read 55.9
Write 75.7
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 80.6
50% 68.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.9
156% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 39.2%
Great: 83%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 123 126 125 125 125 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
72.6% Very good
Read 128
Write 82.9
Mixed 79
SusWrite 124
76% 104 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.8
177% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$103
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 41.5
MC Write 37.1
MC Mixed 34.7
108% 37.8 GB/s
SC Read 29.6
SC Write 38.9
SC Mixed 31.6
95% 33.4 GB/s
Latency 71.7
56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 105%
Great: 114%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) Builds (Compare 1,516 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 79%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC (MS-7A40) - $120

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $608
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