MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	17.5% 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 Drive	311% 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.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C52
Motherboard	MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 15 '21 at 15:48
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 50,446 User benchmarks, average bench 75% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	78.7% Very good	Memory 72.8 1-Core 138 2-Core 270 86% 160 Pts	4-Core 455 8-Core 684 71% 570 Pts	64-Core 691 43% 691 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Zotac(19DA 288A) 2GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	17.5% Very poor	Lighting 21.7 Reflection 26.2 Parallax 21 18% 23 fps	MRender 25.4 Gravity 23.1 Splatting 16.8 17% 21.8 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17.5% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 342GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1895 1015 795 795 796 797 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	311% Outstanding	Read 2,632 Write 2,445 Mixed 1,888 SusWrite 1,016 446% 1,995 MB/s	4K Read 67.6 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 91.1 303% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,205 DQ Write 1,007 DQ Mixed 1,114 832% 1,109 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 311% Great: 355%
Transcend SSD340 128GB-$88 2,082 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 29GB free Firmware: SVN423b SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 159 160 160 160 160 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 495 Write 163 Mixed 201 SusWrite 160 56% 255 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 93.2 4K Mixed 39.8 145% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 169 DQ Mixed 116 112% 180 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 84%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB-$22 80,932 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 55GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 63 65 65 65 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	37.7% Below average	Read 66.9 Write 60.4 Mixed 37.1 SusWrite 64.4 42% 57.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$34 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 486GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 143 144 142 142 139 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 151 Write 132 Mixed 70.7 SusWrite 142 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown R022D416GX2-3200C16A 1x16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	50.5% Above average	MC Read 18.7 MC Write 17.3 MC Mixed 16.2 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 17.2 SC Mixed 15.9 48% 17 GB/s	Latency 95 42% 95 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 61%

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Gaming 78%

Battleship

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 73%

Battleship

Motherboard: MSI B450M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $85Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,091x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	593x
Ryzen 5 3500XAMD $160Bench 82%, 33,544 samples	296x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	324x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	309x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	304x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	148x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	95x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	92x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $39Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	235x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	160x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	155x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $476

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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