MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	43.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	277% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C88
Motherboard	MSI B460M-A PRO (MS-7C88) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200821
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Apr 01 '21 at 21:21
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	SVN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10400F-$99 153,026 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Memory 92.6 1-Core 133 2-Core 262 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 509 8-Core 845 83% 677 Pts	64-Core 1,046 65% 1,046 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% Nvidia(10DE 1F82) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	43.9% Average	Lighting 54.8 Reflection 55.7 Parallax 51.8 45% 54.1 fps	MRender 64.7 Gravity 49.1 Splatting 45 42% 52.9 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$40 10,318 User benchmarks, average bench 183% 320GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0825A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1501 1539 1537 1561 1562 1547 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 2,062 Write 1,669 Mixed 1,276 SusWrite 1,541 367% 1,637 MB/s	4K Read 55.7 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 29.5 210% 83.5 MB/s	DQ Read 966 DQ Write 833 DQ Mixed 669 564% 823 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 248%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 279GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 484 485 487 488 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 490 Mixed 459 SusWrite 485 110% 486 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 60.7 203% 72 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 51,435 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.1% Very good	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 21.3 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 23.7 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 108%

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

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 59%

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

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel $99Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	1,738x
Core i3-10100FIntel $70Bench 80%, 39,812 samples	732x
Core i5-10400Intel $130Bench 84%, 71,804 samples	509x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	381x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	326x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	314x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	143x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	133x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	103x

RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	209x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	126x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	102x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $631

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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