MSI B450M PRO-M2 MAX (MS-7B84)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics107% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B84
MotherboardMSI B450M PRO-M2 MAX (MS-7B84)  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191028
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 03 '21 at 20:27
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$86
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
92.2% Outstanding
Memory 82.6
1-Core 147
2-Core 293
94% 174 Pts
4-Core 547
8-Core 838
86% 693 Pts
64-Core 1,070
66% 1,070 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 92.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
MSI(1462 C75C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2310 MHz, MLim: 3825 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (78th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
107% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 123
Parallax 135
106% 129 fps
MRender 191
Gravity 132
Splatting 115
116% 146 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 107%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$47
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 142 162 194 190 186 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
95.9% Outstanding
Read 164
Write 176
Mixed 78.1
SusWrite 171
107% 147 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.1
104% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 95.9%
Great: 106%
6GB free, PID 0727
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 8.7 8 6.6 6.6 6.3 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
9.07% Terrible
Read 19.4
Write 9.4
Mixed 11.4
SusWrite 7.8
15% 12 MB/s
4K Read 6.3
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 2.1
129% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 9.07%
Great: 14%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
89.1% Excellent
MC Read 35.9
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 35.3
91% 31.7 GB/s
SC Read 26.3
SC Write 23.8
SC Mixed 35.6
82% 28.6 GB/s
Latency 75.9
53% 75.9 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 89.1%
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 64%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 60%
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Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-M2 MAX (MS-7B84)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $349
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